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
She has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault), first-degree vulnerable adult abuse and assault or assault and battery.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Jones-Ogletree, who also goes by Darnell Ogletree, is charged with murder, felonious assault and abduction.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Darnell Jones is also charged with felonious assault and abduction, according to court records.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Marybeth, still uncomfortable with the arrangement between her department and the felonious accountant, does so reluctantly.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Jones-Ogletree, who also goes by Darnell Ogletree, is charged with murder, felonious assault and abduction.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Darnell Jones is also charged with felonious assault and abduction, according to court records.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Marybeth, still uncomfortable with the arrangement between her department and the felonious accountant, does so reluctantly.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonious
Adjective
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Attorney General Pam Bondi fired an additional nine DOJ staffers who worked on criminal cases against President Trump last week.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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This is not the first time Songz has come under criminal investigation for assault.—
Rachel Scharf,
Billboard,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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In a brief unsigned opinion, the Supreme Court said that the injunction issued by the district court was based on its view that Mr. Trump's executive order and directives from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management implementing that action are unlawful.—
July 8,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
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The dad was charged with violating his probation, parental kidnapping, endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to the news release.—
Kate Linderman
July 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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And the same evidence that linked children to biological relatives could spur a criminal case against their adoptive parents, some of whom had ties to the military and its illicit actions.—
Julia M. Klein,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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In Sarasota, Hoffman told reporters an illicit casino in his jurisdiction also refused to pay a woman who reportedly won a $4,000 jackpot.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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At a press conference, Bragg said Collins and Boles’s wrongful convictions were devastating and that prosecutors had no leads on who Reid’s true killer was.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
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On the opposite end, the technology is also accelerating greenhouse gas emissions, while leading to wrongful incarceration, unemployment and worldwide misinformation.—
Orson Aguilar,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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“Felonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonious. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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