felonious
adjective
fe·lo·ni·ous
fə-ˈlō-nē-əs 
1
archaic
: very evil : villainous
2
: of, relating to, or having the nature of a felony
felonious assault
feloniously
adverb
feloniousness
noun
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Examples of felonious in a Sentence
the commission found that while the senator's actions were ethically questionable, they were not felonious
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Stiles pleaded guilty in 2005 to felonious assault after he was accused of hitting and shaking his girlfriend's infant son, Carl Legget Jr., causing brain damage.
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Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
In September, Myra’s grandmother, 43-year-old Mia Harris, pleaded guilty to felonious assault, and on Oct. 29 she was sentenced to nine to 12 years in prison.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
Adam Coy, 48, was found guilty of murder, felonious assault and reckless homicide for fatally shooting Andre Hill on Dec. 22, 2020, in the state capital of Columbus.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
Besides murder, the jury also found Coy guilty of felonious assault and reckless homicide.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
In September, Myra’s grandmother, 43-year-old Mia Harris, pleaded guilty to felonious assault, and on Oct. 29 she was sentenced to nine to 12 years in prison.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
Adam Coy, 48, was found guilty of murder, felonious assault and reckless homicide for fatally shooting Andre Hill on Dec. 22, 2020, in the state capital of Columbus.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
Besides murder, the jury also found Coy guilty of felonious assault and reckless homicide.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Felonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/felonious. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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felonious
adjective
fe·lo·ni·ous
fə-ˈlō-nē-əs
: of, relating to, or constituting a felony
felonious sale of cocaine
feloniously
adverb
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