felony

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Recent Examples of felony Burglary/Breaking & Entering – The unlawful entry into a building or some other structure to commit a felony or a theft. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2025 The driver has been charged with three felonies in the incident. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025 The former student at the University of Washington was also charged with one felony count of burglary. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Possession of a firearm on school property is a third-degree felony. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for felony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felony
Noun
  • With countless crimes to choose from, the series joins its sister show, American Murder.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • From cold cases cracked decades later to trials still underway, here are 18 fatal crimes that occurred at colleges and universities.
    Corin Cesaric, People.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The lawsuit accuses the agency of negligence, emotional distress, trespass, false imprisonment and assault and battery.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Brown was also charged with second-degree criminal trespass.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That February brought major attention to Paul, as she was charged with three misdemeanors: assault, criminal mischief and commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child.
    Erica Marrison, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • Howard Geib, 54, of Merrillville is charged with dealing in methamphetamine, a Level 2 felony, and misdemeanor resisting law enforcement.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The complaint at the crux of Lopez v. Apple is a violation of privacy.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Rose agreed to a permanent ban on Aug. 23, 1989, following an investigation commissioned by Major League Baseball that concluded Rose repeatedly bet on the Reds as a player and manager of the team from 1985-87, a violation of a long-standing MLB rule.
    Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025

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“Felony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felony. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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