as in crime
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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
Fathizadeh also pleaded guilty to seven felony child endangerment counts for transporting seven children in a vehicle without proper child restraints in a separate incident.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
He was indicted in December on three felony counts of making false statements to law enforcement related to the investigation; his arraignment is set for April.
—Allie Gross, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
As Meyers faces more than 300 felony charges, stories like this are reminders, McGinnis said.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Straw purchasers are people who illegally buy guns for others who cannot legally buy guns themselves, such as those convicted of felonies or with a record of committing domestic violence.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for felony
Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
He was indicted in December on three felony counts of making false statements to law enforcement related to the investigation; his arraignment is set for April.
—Allie Gross, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
As Meyers faces more than 300 felony charges, stories like this are reminders, McGinnis said.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Straw purchasers are people who illegally buy guns for others who cannot legally buy guns themselves, such as those convicted of felonies or with a record of committing domestic violence.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felony
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Last month, her government unveiled a legal reform allowing the deportation of foreigners who have been sentenced to at least one year of unconditional imprisonment for serious crimes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes a provider’s NPI is used without their knowledge or consent, a crime known as NPI theft that is commonly committed to facilitate Medicaid fraud.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Allman, 49, was booked into the Merrimack County Jail and charged with two counts of simple assault and one count each of criminal trespass, criminal threatening and disorderly conduct, Concord police sources told TMZ.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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But the jury found Greenpeace USA liable on all counts, including defamation, conspiracy, trespass, nuisance and tortious interference.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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He was charged at the time with driving under the influence with three or more priors, in addition to a misdemeanor charge of contempt of court.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Diggs pleaded not guilty to felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault charges after the Super Bowl.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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State media quoted Kim saying that any violation of the country’s sovereignty would trigger immediate retaliatory strikes.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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ByteDance has faced backlash from major Hollywood studios, including Disney and Paramount, for intellectual property violations surrounding its AI video-making tool Seedance.—
Lola Murti,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Felony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felony. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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