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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 felony
The session proceeded without a live video-feed of the 22-year-old defendant charged with murdering the conservative influencer at a Utah college campus on September 10, alongside counts of felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction, and witness tampering.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Yan Wang was also charged with a felony for burglary and a misdemeanor for destroying evidence, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Dickey had been arrested 39 times on 25 felonies.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Both men pleaded not guilty at their arraignments and are charged with felony murder and two counts of unlawful imprisonment, according to ClickOnDetroit, FOX 2 Detroit and The Detroit News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Yan Wang was also charged with a felony for burglary and a misdemeanor for destroying evidence, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Dickey had been arrested 39 times on 25 felonies.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Both men pleaded not guilty at their arraignments and are charged with felony murder and two counts of unlawful imprisonment, according to ClickOnDetroit, FOX 2 Detroit and The Detroit News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felony
Noun
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Tennessee law holds that those who committed crimes before 1999 can choose between being put to death by lethal injection or the electric chair.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The office's programming extends to other areas as well, including domestic violence, human trafficking and interacting with victims of crimes.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jose Olivo, 112 Southampton Street, Boston, trespass.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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Superior Court Judge Gwendolyn Blue cited Busey's prior charges — including his probationary terms in 2007 for trespass and disorderly conduct and in 2021 for a hit-and-run — as a reason for his probationary sentence, per the New Jersey outlet.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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After defense attorneys raised concerns about a prosecutor's comments to a local news outlet, the misdemeanor trial for CityBeat investigative news reporter Madeline Fening was postponed until early 2026.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Two administrators from a closed Waukesha day care entered pleas on reduced misdemeanor charges for failing to report child abuse.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another major violation would be improper cooling.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Adav Noti, a former FEC general counsel and now executive director of the Campaign Legal Center, says even with a quorum, the commission has historically done very little to regulate campaign finance violations.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Felony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felony. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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