as in crime
law
a serious criminal act (such as murder or rape)
The crime is considered a felony under state law. He was convicted of committing a felony.
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Recent Examples of felony
Police began searching for James Crespo, who was wanted on felony weapons misconduct warrants out of Maricopa County, on Feb. 12, the Prescott Police Department said in a Facebook post.
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Rocky faces two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm from a November 2021 altercation with former friend A$AP Relli.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Boswell was found guilty on 19 charges, including one count of first-degree murder, two counts of felony murder, child abuse, child neglect, abuse of a corpse and 11 counts of false reporting, according to WCYB.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
He is now wanted on several felony charges related to the assault.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Rocky faces two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm from a November 2021 altercation with former friend A$AP Relli.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Boswell was found guilty on 19 charges, including one count of first-degree murder, two counts of felony murder, child abuse, child neglect, abuse of a corpse and 11 counts of false reporting, according to WCYB.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
He is now wanted on several felony charges related to the assault.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felony
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An Associated Press-NORC poll, conducted from January 9 to 13 among 1,147 adults, found that 83 percent of Americans support deporting migrants living in the U.S. illegally who have been convicted of a violent crime, while only 6 percent would oppose doing so.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, in a Big Ten-on-SEC crime, No. 15 Iowa (6-2) would have replaced No. 9 Georgia (7-2).—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Waiters was taken to the Hartford Police detention facility, where she was charged with third-degree criminal trespass, second-degree beach of peace, interfering with police and assault on a public safety officer, Boisvert said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Ashley Cross, aged 37, was charged with theft of merchandise less than $1,000 and criminal trespass after allegedly shoplifting from a Walmart store on Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis, Tennessee, along with another woman.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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On Friday, Chief Marlin, 51, was charged with two counts of failure to report an ethics crime, which is a felony, and a misdemeanor charge of evidence tampering.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Blank, who is being held without bail in Maryland and faces misdemeanor charges of trespassing and obstructing law enforcement, is from the Bay Area.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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Since this was a probation violation, Einstein was sent back to jail.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The attorneys general sued Musk last week, arguing that his role in the government is a violation of the Constitution’s Appointments Clause, which gives presidents the power to appoint officials who must then be confirmed by the Senate.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Felony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felony. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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