as in crimes
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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
Huang is charged with theft, identity theft, and computer fraud, all felonies, and all state charges.
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Logan Smith,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
If convicted, prison sentences for Class 3 felonies range from two to five years.
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Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Amir Ayesh will be charged with two felonies, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office press release.
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Allison Beck,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
He was subsequently charged with four felonies, including battery with injury on a police officer, and largely went quiet after that.
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Olivia Laborde,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
Lu has been charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors, including a hate crime and burning a cross to intimidate, police said in a statement released Wednesday night.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Tammy Machado, a former employee of the Yolo County Sheriff’s Department, owns the Esparto property with her husband and was charged with five felonies.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
They were further charged with grand theft, with King accused of stealing between $750 and $5,000 and Vilsaint between $10,000 and $20,000 — both third-degree felonies.
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Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Our office is ready for any uptick in crime the World Cup may bring, including requesting passport holds for visitors charged with serious Class A or B felonies and increasing on-call staff to ensure efficient review and filing for crimes that may be committed overnight or over the weekends.
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Ben Wheeler
june 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
If convicted, prison sentences for Class 3 felonies range from two to five years.
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Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Amir Ayesh will be charged with two felonies, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office press release.
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Allison Beck,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
He was subsequently charged with four felonies, including battery with injury on a police officer, and largely went quiet after that.
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Olivia Laborde,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
Lu has been charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors, including a hate crime and burning a cross to intimidate, police said in a statement released Wednesday night.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Tammy Machado, a former employee of the Yolo County Sheriff’s Department, owns the Esparto property with her husband and was charged with five felonies.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
They were further charged with grand theft, with King accused of stealing between $750 and $5,000 and Vilsaint between $10,000 and $20,000 — both third-degree felonies.
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Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Our office is ready for any uptick in crime the World Cup may bring, including requesting passport holds for visitors charged with serious Class A or B felonies and increasing on-call staff to ensure efficient review and filing for crimes that may be committed overnight or over the weekends.
—
Ben Wheeler
june 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonies
Noun
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Sarsour has denied committing those crimes.
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The case marks the first for Hochman’s new Business Tax Fraud Unit, established to investigate financial crimes involving business tax evasion, payroll tax fraud, falsified business records and underground economy schemes.
Noun
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Those included reports of a man with a gun, three drug overdoses, 56 disorderly conducts, 11 batteries, 13 trespasses and five robberies.
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Bees don’t necessarily want to enter your home and bother you, but an open door or window can allow for some accidental trespasses.
Noun
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Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor for the Department of Justice, said most federal cases involve felonies rather than minor charges such as misdemeanors.
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Lu has been charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors, including a hate crime and burning a cross to intimidate, police said in a statement released Wednesday night.
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“Felonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonies. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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