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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.
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Recent Examples of felonies
Prosecutors dismissed two charges of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse, all felonies, and one count of misdemeanor theft of public assistance as part of the plea agreement.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The rape charges are all felonies, while the endangerment charge is a misdemeanor.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Anibal Hernandez Santana, 64, of Sacramento faces several felonies stemming from the shooting in separate cases in federal and local superior court.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
At the time, she was wanted for her involvement in several felonies.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
California voters recently passed Proposition 36, which would empower prosecutors to charge repeat theft suspects with felonies.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Bautista also pleaded to an additional count of continuous child molestation and admitted to allegations of serious and violent felonies on each count, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Robinson faces seven felonies, including discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering for allegedly instructing his roommate not to cooperate with authorities.
—Cheryl McCloud, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
In 2024, he was charged in Platte County with two felonies — first-degree harassment and first-degree property damage — for allegedly urinating on a female co-worker’s personal and professional belongings.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The rape charges are all felonies, while the endangerment charge is a misdemeanor.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Anibal Hernandez Santana, 64, of Sacramento faces several felonies stemming from the shooting in separate cases in federal and local superior court.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
At the time, she was wanted for her involvement in several felonies.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
California voters recently passed Proposition 36, which would empower prosecutors to charge repeat theft suspects with felonies.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Bautista also pleaded to an additional count of continuous child molestation and admitted to allegations of serious and violent felonies on each count, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Robinson faces seven felonies, including discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering for allegedly instructing his roommate not to cooperate with authorities.
—Cheryl McCloud, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
In 2024, he was charged in Platte County with two felonies — first-degree harassment and first-degree property damage — for allegedly urinating on a female co-worker’s personal and professional belongings.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonies
Noun
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Lance Wilson, a public-relations professional who works with the Anti Police-Terror Project, warned that the council might loosen the restrictions further, potentially allowing chases for lesser crimes, such as burglary.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The bill would mandate prison terms of up to five years for someone entering or reentering the country illegally and stiffer penalties for those who commit certain crimes.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But others couldn’t look past his previous trespasses.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, Pino was initially charged with three careless boating misdemeanors in the crash.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Baker pleaded guilty in July 2018 to resisting arrest, violating a protective-stay-away order and possession of drug paraphernalia, all misdemeanors.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Felonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonies. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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