How to Use felonious in a Sentence

felonious

adjective
  • Breaking the law is considered a felonious assault with a possible prison sentence of up to eight years.
    CBS News, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Two men were arrested and charged with felonious assault Thursday in connection with the beating.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • LaForce, who had no previous criminal record, instead pleaded guilty to felonious hit and run, and misdemeanor death by vehicle.
    Michael Gordon, charlotteobserver, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Fields is also charged with three counts of malicious wounding, three counts of aggravated malicious wounding, two charges of felonious assault and failure to stop that led to death.
    Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Partin pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of felonious assault and felony child endangering, the AP reported.
    Crystal Hill, miamiherald, 12 Mar. 2018
  • In Grubb's case, he is charged in all four counts of causing the death of Young and her unborn daughter as a proximate cause of a felonious assault, commonly called felony murder.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The 44-year-old man is now being held in the Cleveland City Jail on suspicion of felonious assault and domestic violence, jail records say.
    Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Owens' charge of felony murder was based on the felonious assault of the child, which led to the child’s death.
    Laura Hancock, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Rasheen Blount, who was 26 at the time, was charged with felonious assault in the shooting.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 June 2021
  • Each of the men was charged with murder and felonious assault, records show.
    Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 13 June 2022
  • Police did so and charged the man with felonious assault.
    cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021
  • And what did all the buyers, whether fancy or felonious, get?
    Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The third murder count relates to the charge that Cole caused the death of Rosa as a result of felonious assault.
    Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • All three men have been charged with felonious assault.
    Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • She was charged with felonious assault and released on a $5,000 bond.
    Fox News, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The teen was arrested on June 21 and charged with eight counts of felonious assault.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Markeylnd Townsend, 22, has been charged with murder and felonious assault in the killing.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The most serious charge is against Khary Crump, who faces a felony count of felonious assault.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Is this not a felonious threat on our president’s life?
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024
  • He is being held in jail on charges of murder and felonious assault.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Riano is charged with two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault.
    Mike Gagliardi, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Joshua McCoy, 29, pleaded guilty to felonious assault and a weapons charge in April.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 3 June 2022
  • Terrance Charles, 36, is charged with five counts of felonious assault.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Zachary Cook, 31, is charged with felonious assault in the July 5 shooting.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 9 July 2019
  • So, technically, that also makes it a crime movie, only on four wheels: the fast and the felonious.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2019
  • Moody was found guilty of one count of murder and two counts of felonious assault earlier this month.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 May 2021
  • She was acquitted of two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • On April 17, court records show that Bates, 40, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge as well as felonious assault and child abuse charges.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The grand jury indicted the pair on a single count of felonious assault each.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The 13-year-old girl accused of slashing Givens was charged with two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault on Tuesday.
    Fox News, 22 Apr. 2021

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