Synonyms of felony

felony

noun

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crime
• trespass
• misdemeanor
• violation
• misconduct
• criminality
• misfeasance
• debt
• offense
• wrongdoing
• error
• misdeed
• sin
• transgression
• breach
• lawbreaking
• hate crime
• infringement
• misdoing
• malefaction
• sinfulness
• foible
• bias crime
• corruption
• fault
• peccadillo
• immorality
• abuse
• vice
• wickedness
• illegality
• iniquity
• licentiousness
• break
• unlawfulness
• debauchery
• depravity
• lawlessness
• iniquitousness
• downfall
• fall
• descent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocence
• noncrime
• virtue
• impeccability
• blamelessness
• morality
• righteousness
• guiltlessness
• goodness
• faultlessness
• irreproachability
• virtuousness

Examples of felony in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First Judicial Circuit Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer late Thursday denied special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey’s motion to reconsider the dismissal of the felony charge against Baldwin, star of the troubled western movie. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024

Proposition 36 would restore enhanced penalties for repeat offenders and would allow felony charges if repeated shoplifting resulted in $950 in losses over multiple thefts. —The Editors, National Review, 25 Oct. 2024

They were both booked into jail on multiple felony counts of obstruction of justice in connection with the September death of Matthew Johnson, according to police. —Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, a Trump supporter, has nevertheless distanced himself from the six fake electors who face felony charges after trying to substitute themselves for the state’s lawful Biden electors four years ago. —Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024