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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
Early on, federal agents guarding the building deployed tear gas and shot pepper balls in clashes with protesters and arrested some of them, including some charged with felonies on suspicion of assaulting or blocking officers.
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Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Porter's laundry list of criminal activity includes 61 felonies and 24 misdemeanors, The Post reported.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Wondra wasn’t charged with those felonies until March 2023, after she’d been arrested in connection with Michael’s death.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 31 Oct. 2025
Unlike federal grand juries, which are needed for all felonies, state prosecutors only need a grand jury for capital crimes.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Valdez’s sentencing comes after he was convicted in August of multiple felonies, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The man was one of 15 people scheduled to appear in Davis’ downtown courtroom that day under a new state law that shifted certain drug and theft crimes from misdemeanors to felonies for repeat offenders.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The point is, to me, Kuhn’s hapless federal felonies seem a lot less significant than grabbing $7,000 in cash payoffs in the ladies’ room at City Hall.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
All of the charges are felonies.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Porter's laundry list of criminal activity includes 61 felonies and 24 misdemeanors, The Post reported.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Wondra wasn’t charged with those felonies until March 2023, after she’d been arrested in connection with Michael’s death.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 31 Oct. 2025
Unlike federal grand juries, which are needed for all felonies, state prosecutors only need a grand jury for capital crimes.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Valdez’s sentencing comes after he was convicted in August of multiple felonies, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The man was one of 15 people scheduled to appear in Davis’ downtown courtroom that day under a new state law that shifted certain drug and theft crimes from misdemeanors to felonies for repeat offenders.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The point is, to me, Kuhn’s hapless federal felonies seem a lot less significant than grabbing $7,000 in cash payoffs in the ladies’ room at City Hall.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
All of the charges are felonies.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonies
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Van Horn’s case is among a series of incidents The Star has reported on in recent months in which fire department employees charged with crimes — including assaults, a felony drug case and multiple DWIs — have stayed on the job.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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One of several people previously tied to the disappearance and death of 5-year-old Michael Vaughan has been charged with several crimes, including murder.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jake is revealed to be embezzling from his business and steadily engages in a series of moral, personal, and legal trespasses that are at least as bad as Vince’s.—
Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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But others couldn’t look past his previous trespasses.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department later announced that the Masked Singer alum had been charged with three misdemeanors — battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication — before upgrading the battery charge to a felony.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The man was one of 15 people scheduled to appear in Davis’ downtown courtroom that day under a new state law that shifted certain drug and theft crimes from misdemeanors to felonies for repeat offenders.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Felonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonies. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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