as in criminal
contrary to or forbidden by law
the commission found that while the senator's actions were ethically questionable, they were not felonious
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Recent Examples of felonious
Court records show Cook was charged with felonious assault.
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
Burglaries, robberies and grand larcenies dropped last year, while felonious and misdemeanor assaults remained steady.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
He was tried again, under the same judge and a new jury, and found guilty of felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Next to textbooks on religious studies and notes for a chem final were scales for measuring baggies and felonious amounts of narcotics.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
Burglaries, robberies and grand larcenies dropped last year, while felonious and misdemeanor assaults remained steady.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
He was tried again, under the same judge and a new jury, and found guilty of felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Next to textbooks on religious studies and notes for a chem final were scales for measuring baggies and felonious amounts of narcotics.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonious
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Karen Read’s attorneys are taking an approach of highlighting inconsistencies in the testimony of witnesses involved in the case, according to Sydney Rushing, a criminal defense attorney based in Michigan offering analysis on TikTok.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The decision struck down a San Francisco court’s decision that said imposing criminal penalties on homeless encampments violated the Constitution, allowing states to ban people from sleeping and camping in public areas.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
Catherine Pearson,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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That month, Drummond sued the board directly in the Oklahoma Supreme Court and asked it to rescind the charter contract and declare St. Isidore's establishment as a charter school unlawful.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Zhao, who in 2023 stepped down from his role at Binance as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the U.S. over the illicit finance charges, remains a major shareholder of Binance.—
Trump's stablecoin chosen for $2 billion Abu Dhabi investment in Binance, co-founder says Thursday,,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The overwhelming majority of illicit vapes are made in China—including mine, which, according to its packaging, was manufactured in Hong Kong.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Minor data discrepancies can lead to major consequences: job loss, denial of benefits and wrongful targeting in law enforcement operations.—
Nicole M. Bennett,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2025
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While the tariff agenda was dominating the news cycle both domestically and internationally, a large and growing story in recent weeks has been the administration’s wrongful deportation of Abrego Garcia.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Felonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonious. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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