felon

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Recent Examples of felon Pineda was arrested and booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm, challenging someone to a fight in public, and the outstanding warrants. Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 15 June 2025 In the second part, Pino recruited a former felon who was working as a roofer on his Cocoplum home. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025 The suspect was wanted on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon through the ATF in the Northern District of Texas, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Department of Correction. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025 Prosecutors said Gonzalez also was convicted of being a felon in possession of a gun. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for felon
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criminal
Noun
  • But with this bill, Republicans are laying the groundwork to gut safeguards that stopped criminals from getting these deadly weapons.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • Recently, however, the technology has been used by criminals for purposes of sextortion.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025

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“Felon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felon. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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