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
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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Police were serving a search warrant from a felonious assault case.
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Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
26 June 2026
In August 2023, Shirilla was convicted of murder, felonious assault, aggravated vehicular homicide, drug possession, and criminal tools possession (psilocybin mushrooms and a scale were found at the crime scene).
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 June 2026
In the aftermath, police said, Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, was taken into custody on June 11 and charged with 11 counts of felonious assault.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The other suspect, Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, was taken into custody on June 11, and also charged with 11 counts of felonious assault.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
26 June 2026
In August 2023, Shirilla was convicted of murder, felonious assault, aggravated vehicular homicide, drug possession, and criminal tools possession (psilocybin mushrooms and a scale were found at the crime scene).
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 June 2026
In the aftermath, police said, Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, was taken into custody on June 11 and charged with 11 counts of felonious assault.
—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The other suspect, Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, was taken into custody on June 11, and also charged with 11 counts of felonious assault.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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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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