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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
In August 2022, Replogle was convicted of murder and seven other felonies for a second time, per the Office of the District Attorney of the County of Riverside.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The Osefos are facing 16 charges, which include seven felonies for allegedly making false insurance claims.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
People charged with a crime in Indiana are randomly assigned to judges depending on the severity of the charge, and the initial judge's courtroom doesn't handle major felonies.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Public filings list dozens of convictions and dismissals spanning more than two decades, mostly low-level felonies and misdemeanors such as theft, criminal trespass and panhandling.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Cobb was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree and cruelty to children in the second degree, both felonies, police said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
As a part of the plea deal, four other felonies against Law, including two counts of rape, were dropped.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
This week, her office said 11 people were charged with multiple felonies in connection with narcotics trafficking in the Tenderloin and that eight had been released.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The other felonies combined can be up to a 20 year sentence.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The Osefos are facing 16 charges, which include seven felonies for allegedly making false insurance claims.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
People charged with a crime in Indiana are randomly assigned to judges depending on the severity of the charge, and the initial judge's courtroom doesn't handle major felonies.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Public filings list dozens of convictions and dismissals spanning more than two decades, mostly low-level felonies and misdemeanors such as theft, criminal trespass and panhandling.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Cobb was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree and cruelty to children in the second degree, both felonies, police said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
As a part of the plea deal, four other felonies against Law, including two counts of rape, were dropped.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
This week, her office said 11 people were charged with multiple felonies in connection with narcotics trafficking in the Tenderloin and that eight had been released.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The other felonies combined can be up to a 20 year sentence.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonies
Noun
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But there have already been reports that these watermarks can be erased, and that Sora 2 has generated fake scenes of a man stuffing a ballot box or of people committing non-existent crimes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Not unlike those who have ignored the genocide in Gaza, James remains detached from the geopolitical and humanitarian crimes happening around him.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Lewis faces one count of reckless driving and one count of driving while intoxicated, both misdemeanors, according to online court records.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Oct. 2025
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That same month, Kelley was arrested and charged with three misdemeanors related to the separation.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Felonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonies. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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