Synonyms of felonies

felonies

noun

plural of felony

as in crimes

law 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.

Related Words

• crimes
• trespasses
• misdemeanors
• violations
• offenses
• misdeeds
• sins
• misconducts
• transgressions
• debts
• criminalities
• errors
• misfeasances
• wrongdoings
• malefactions
• misdoings
• hate crimes
• breaches
• peccadilloes
• foibles
• bias crimes
• corruptions
• infringements
• lawbreakings
• faults
• immoralities
• vices
• iniquities
• depravities
• debaucheries
• illegalities
• abuses
• breaks
• falls
• downfalls
• descents

Dissimilar Words

• noncrimes
• innocences
• moralities
• impeccabilities
• virtues
• irreproachabilities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of felonies

He is charged with eight felonies in New York, including second-degree murder. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Wisconsin public records show that Ruiz was convicted of 40 misdemeanors and felonies from 2009 to 2025, including robbery by force and strangulation. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

The voter registration charge is a misdemeanor; the other three are felonies involving activity during October 2024 and are pending in the 52-1 District Court in Oakland County. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The couple was first charged with several felonies for fraud and theft of COVID-19 pandemic relief funds in 2023. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

This time he was charged with felonies for allegedly breaking into two Orinda homes in April. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

He was quickly taken into custody and charged with burglary as a hate crime and menacing as a hate crime, both felonies, according to a Manhattan District Attorney's complaint obtained by USA TODAY. — Paris Close, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

These include felonies, misdemeanors and, in some cases, arrests without convictions - all things that can show up on background checks. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Models from two of the most powerful AI platforms have committed what would likely amount to multiple felonies had the incursions not involved AI. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026