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Definition of felonious
1 archaic : very evil : villainous
2 : of, relating to, or having the nature of a felony felonious assault
feloniously
adverbfeloniousness
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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
Recent Examples of felonious from the Web
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Rashad Hunt, who also goes by Rashan, is charged with voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, tampering with evidence, offense against a human corpse and obstructing official business in the 2015 disappearance and presumed killing of Bryant.
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Sean Nathan, who was convicted of felonious assault.
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The older brother of Browns receiver Corey Coleman was indicted Tuesday on felonious assault charges related to an attack at Coleman’s Cleveland condo complex, according to Cleveland.com.
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The internet is full of stories of felonious felines from England to California to Australia.
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According to the Associated Press, Ronald Murdock, 51, of Toledo is also facing charges of felonious assault.
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Felonious assault, Woodridge Road: At 1:30 a.m. May 22, police were called to an address on Cleveland Heights Boulevard where a man, 18, was found, surrounded by a group of people, on the ground after having been shot in the leg.
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At the time of the attack, Brown already had open warrants for domestic violence, endangering children and felonious assault.
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Cooper is being held in jail on charges of felonious assault and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer.
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First Known Use of felonious
1567
Law Dictionary
felonious
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: of, relating to, or constituting a felony felonious sale of cocaine
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