as in crime
law
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
Eri Otoniel Roblero-Perez was denied bond Monday on two counts of felony DUI resulting in death.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Bogdan has a previous felony conviction for criminal damage to government property, according to court records.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
He was convicted of assault weapon possession, a felony, last year in San Joaquin County, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Instead of going to trial again, Heaps pleaded guilty to 13 felonies involving a total of five victims and was again sentenced to 11 years in prison.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Bogdan has a previous felony conviction for criminal damage to government property, according to court records.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
He was convicted of assault weapon possession, a felony, last year in San Joaquin County, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Instead of going to trial again, Heaps pleaded guilty to 13 felonies involving a total of five victims and was again sentenced to 11 years in prison.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felony
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Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Webster was arraigned Wednesday on charges of assault with intent to murder and lying to a peace officer during a violent crime investigation.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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He was charged with assault, criminal trespass, criminal threatening and disorderly conduct and released on bail.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Chicago police said the teens, 16 years old and 17 years old, were charged with felony counts of burglary and criminal trespass.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Josett pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors, including unauthorized computer access and fraud; annoying and repeated phone calls; and contempt of court for violating the restraining order.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Marcel Ware, 20, faces felony charges of possessing an assault rifle, gun and ammunition possession by a felon, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Iran disagrees strongly, and called Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon a violation of the ongoing two-week ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.—
April 16,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rodgers echoed Kelly’s trepidations by arguing that the city should take more explicit actions under code that already exists to protect against ordinance violations.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Felony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felony. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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