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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
Police began searching for James Crespo, who was wanted on felony weapons misconduct warrants out of Maricopa County, on Feb. 12, the Prescott Police Department said in a Facebook post.
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Rocky faces two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm from a November 2021 altercation with former friend A$AP Relli.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Boswell was found guilty on 19 charges, including one count of first-degree murder, two counts of felony murder, child abuse, child neglect, abuse of a corpse and 11 counts of false reporting, according to WCYB.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
He is now wanted on several felony charges related to the assault.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Rocky faces two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm from a November 2021 altercation with former friend A$AP Relli.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Boswell was found guilty on 19 charges, including one count of first-degree murder, two counts of felony murder, child abuse, child neglect, abuse of a corpse and 11 counts of false reporting, according to WCYB.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
He is now wanted on several felony charges related to the assault.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felony
Noun
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By contrast, in fiscal year 2024, 51 percent of the people ICE arrested had been convicted of a crime, and an additional 21 percent had criminal charges pending against them.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes, not state offenses.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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An AoA list for trespass is a legal document where a property owner formally authorizes law enforcement agencies to take action against individuals found trespassing on their property, including arresting them.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges the defendants’ service violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and constitutes wire fraud, access device fraud, common law trespass, and tortious interference.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Jan. 2025
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McCreary pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge on Feb. 6 and was sentenced to 2 years of probation and community service, according to court records.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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After going to trial in New York, he was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts Even bolder, Trump's pledging to dismantle entire agencies.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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His son, Shaw, joined other fire victims in filing a lawsuit last month against Southern California Edison, accusing the utility of negligence, violation of health and safety codes and not maintaining its vegetation and equipment.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Felony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felony. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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