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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
One of them, Emmanuel Sanchez-Damian was 18 at the time and is facing felony robbery and assault charges.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
Zbur’s legislation, Assembly Bill 2039, would require the State Bar strip the license of any attorney with a felony conviction for a practice known as capping, in which law firms directly solicit or procure clients to sign up for lawsuits.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Federal officials said Kingsley’s criminal history includes felony convictions on drug, firearm, assault and larceny charges, disqualifying him from having guns or ammunition.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
The smugglers let him aboard, and the boy clambered around hatches that, if opened, would reveal dozens of felonies worth of illicit cargo.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
Zbur’s legislation, Assembly Bill 2039, would require the State Bar strip the license of any attorney with a felony conviction for a practice known as capping, in which law firms directly solicit or procure clients to sign up for lawsuits.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Federal officials said Kingsley’s criminal history includes felony convictions on drug, firearm, assault and larceny charges, disqualifying him from having guns or ammunition.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
The smugglers let him aboard, and the boy clambered around hatches that, if opened, would reveal dozens of felonies worth of illicit cargo.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felony
Noun
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Actresses of a certain age are henceforth barred from investigating crimes on TV.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Gatewood had been tasked with overseeing the Johnson administration's efforts to address the root causes of crime and violence in Chicago and coming up with a plan for public safety.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sanders was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, and served with outstanding warrants for misdemeanor larceny and second-degree trespass, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office has also filed one count of home invasion with a dangerous weapon and one count of trespass to residence against Hughes, per the release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Records also show a misdemeanor theft charge of $100 to $750 from Garland that hadn’t yet been filed with the DA’s office.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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In 2014, Ford agreed to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor tax count in exchange for federal prosecutors dropping all 17 felony charges.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Maricopa County health inspectors cited nine metro Phoenix gas stations and markets for several priority food safety violations during the week of March 2.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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By Rachel Smith Environmental groups said the state of Colorado is not doing enough to stop ongoing pollution violations from the Suncor refinery.—
Rachel Smith,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Felony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felony. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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