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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About a month after the shooting, the 46-year-old Coy was arrested and indicted on charges of murder, reckless homicide, felonious assault and two counts of dereliction of duty.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Gary Lansky, 73, of Detroit, was charged with assault with intent to murder and felonious assault in the Oct. 8 knife attack.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024
Gary Lansky, 73, was charged with assault with intent to murder and felonious assault in connection with the attack Tuesday at Ryan Park in Detroit, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Grubb faces four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of involuntary manslaughter, according to an indictment filed Tuesday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Gary Lansky, 73, of Detroit, was charged with assault with intent to murder and felonious assault in the Oct. 8 knife attack.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024
Gary Lansky, 73, was charged with assault with intent to murder and felonious assault in connection with the attack Tuesday at Ryan Park in Detroit, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Grubb faces four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of involuntary manslaughter, according to an indictment filed Tuesday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 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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