as in criminal
contrary to or forbidden by law
the commission found that while the senator's actions were ethically questionable, they were not felonious
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Recent Examples of felonious
In his quest for Illinois’s 2nd District Democratic nomination, Jackson Jr. has one crucial asset despite his felonious history — name recognition.
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David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Warren police indicated in its statement that Gibson was charged and convicted in July of 2025 of felonious assault of police in connection with the video presented by the ACLU of Michigan.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Matthews later returned to court to face two new counts of felonious assault and one count of misdemeanor assault.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Firearms were involved in 46 of the felonious deaths.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
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David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Warren police indicated in its statement that Gibson was charged and convicted in July of 2025 of felonious assault of police in connection with the video presented by the ACLU of Michigan.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Matthews later returned to court to face two new counts of felonious assault and one count of misdemeanor assault.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Firearms were involved in 46 of the felonious deaths.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonious
Adjective
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Britain's biggest anti-immigrant political party, Reform UK, which has topped opinion polls in recent months, has kept its distance from Robinson, who has several criminal convictions.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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At least 25 people were arrested in offenses including violent disorder, assaults and criminal damage, and the investigation continues, police said.—
BRIAN MELLEY,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In November, jurors convicted Martinez of unlawful compensation and a related conspiracy charge.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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The world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice, has ruled that there is a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza, and that Israel’s occupation and apartheid against Palestinians are unlawful.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
Adjective
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Whelchel pointed to a series of text exchanges between Alam and his friends that appeared to paint Alam as a frequent user of illicit drugs like mushrooms and extacy.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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North was convicted in 1989 on three felony charges for helping to arrange the illicit sale of weapons to Iran and divert the proceeds to fund a secret war against anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Brown’s family brought a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city and reached a settlement in 2017.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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For another, the Leonard situation involves a separate, non-Clippers company, Aspiration, that would be the wrongful payer; with Smith, the Timberwolves were the payer.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Felonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonious. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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