as in criminal
contrary to or forbidden by law
the commission found that while the senator's actions were ethically questionable, they were not felonious
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Recent Examples of felonious
He was indicted in July and previously faced two counts of felonious assault and four counts of endangering children.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Charles Edmonson, 64, pleaded guilty Friday in Clermont County Common Pleas Court to kidnapping, felonious assault and three counts of child endangering.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Durbin was convicted of two counts of felonious assault during a November jury trial.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Charles Edmonson, 64, pleaded guilty Friday in Clermont County Common Pleas Court to kidnapping, felonious assault and three counts of child endangering.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Durbin was convicted of two counts of felonious assault during a November jury trial.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonious
Adjective
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As part of a whole-of-government approach to combatting the threat, Treasury remains focused on leveraging all our available tools and authorities to better identify and counter these criminal activities.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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After publishing his story, Miller realized that there are many organizations, including the Just Trust in Philadelphia and Concordance in St. Louis, that are working to reform the criminal justice system and help people re-enter society as contributing members.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Legal experts say the moves are likely unlawful, workers complain they were sloppily handled, and the whole process runs the risk of doing long-term damage to critical workings of the federal government.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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Duterte's former legal counsel Salvador Panelo said the arrest was unlawful, and said the police did not allow one of his lawyers to meet Duterte at the airport.—
Karen Lema,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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The Bark app monitors the network of school district computers and scans for illicit content being downloaded or shared, the charging document reads.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, during intake, BOP staff confiscate and discard all medications, citing efforts to prevent the introduction of illicit drugs.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The clemency plea also has the backing of the Innocence Project, which investigates wrongful convictions.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutorial misconduct such as withholding evidence accounted for about 60% of wrongful convictions in Louisiana, nearly twice the national average, according to the registry.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
11 Mar. 2025
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