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
Court records show Cook was charged with felonious assault.
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
Burglaries, robberies and grand larcenies dropped last year, while felonious and misdemeanor assaults remained steady.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
He was tried again, under the same judge and a new jury, and found guilty of felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Next to textbooks on religious studies and notes for a chem final were scales for measuring baggies and felonious amounts of narcotics.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
Burglaries, robberies and grand larcenies dropped last year, while felonious and misdemeanor assaults remained steady.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
He was tried again, under the same judge and a new jury, and found guilty of felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Next to textbooks on religious studies and notes for a chem final were scales for measuring baggies and felonious amounts of narcotics.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonious
Adjective
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Ottawa County prosecutors are considering pursuing criminal charges against the shooter, a 20-year-old, Sparks told the outlets.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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MacLean’s criminal history is lengthy and spans multiple states.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Two waste companies denied unlawful dumping, with one saying state law allows compostable material to be disposed on farmland and other properties for beneficial use.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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The vehicle eventually leaves the area after the Worcester Police Department arrived and declared an unlawful assembly, threatening arrest.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 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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Without effective safeguards in place, there are considerable risks to all businesses along alcohol supply chains of becoming implicated in illicit trading.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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And, there's always the strong possibility of the emergence of new, even more potent synthetic opioids—just like when fentanyl entered the illicit drug supply over a decade ago and caused an unprecedented number of deaths.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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But even that is too much accountability for a government that imposes legal obligations on its citizens but consistently relieves itself of responsibility for its wrongful acts.—
David French,
Mercury News,
6 May 2025
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The latest claim was leveled by Adam Schleifer, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, in a filing last week with the Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles wrongful termination appeals from federal workers.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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“Felonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonious. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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