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
Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson faces a felony misconduct charge for allegedly using a police camera at his private residence.
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Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
He was found not guilty in his felony shooting case involving former associate A$AP Relli in February, welcomed his new daughter in September, and starred alongside Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s latest film, Highest 2 Lowest.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors initially sought to charge 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn with felony assault on a federal officer after the August confrontation.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
He was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of felony.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
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Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
He was found not guilty in his felony shooting case involving former associate A$AP Relli in February, welcomed his new daughter in September, and starred alongside Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s latest film, Highest 2 Lowest.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors initially sought to charge 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn with felony assault on a federal officer after the August confrontation.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
He was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of felony.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felony
Noun
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The crimes with which she has been charged are trumped up and her arrest is a cynical ploy by the junta headed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to cling onto power.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Matilda, fresh on the island, even trespasses on Beechwood and sees the wreckage herself.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The teenager, who police initially said is a juvenile, was given a trespass warning and released to a parent.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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When a grand jury failed to indict him on that charge, the case was downgraded to a misdemeanor charge for assaulting a federal officer.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors initially sought felony charges against Dunn, but downgraded the case to a misdemeanor after a grand jury declined to return an indictment.—
Andrew Goudsward,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The most common template for an insider trading violation is as follows.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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In Chicago, the indelible image of a pastor in a clerical collar shot in the head with a pepper ball by agents standing on the rooftop of an ICE building is a direct violation of CBP’s use of force policy.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Felony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felony. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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