as in crimes
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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 felonies
Wisch was charged with felonies, including three counts of home invasion, two counts of armed robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
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Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
All of the charges are felonies.
—Alexis Stevens, AJC.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
On Friday, Wieber was arraigned before Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro on charges of first- and second-degree kidnapping, both of which are felonies, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
He was also charged with two counts of chemical endangerment of a child, which are class C felonies.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Miller, 32, was charged with two Level 5 felonies of domestic battery and strangulation, which accuse him of assaulting a pregnant woman at his Portage residence on New Year’s Eve.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
In both parents' criminal cases, the child neglect charges were felonies for the children under 6 years old, and misdemeanors for the two older children.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Sampson is expected to be formally charged with multiple counts of vehicular homicide and additional felonies, Spectrum News reported.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonies
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His failure to accomplish his objectives does not mitigate the profoundly dangerous nature of his crimes.—
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The county saw a reduction in major crimes, according to the police department, during the summer of 2025.—
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These seem like minor trespasses, but when no one feels comfortable telling the truth, the influence such behavior has on the 12-year-old Janna becomes concerning.—
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Matilda, fresh on the island, even trespasses on Beechwood and sees the wreckage herself.—
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Violating the law − for both the largecarnivore and wolf-dog cross acts − are misdemeanors and punishable by monetary fines and imprisonment, for instance.—
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Most of the charges are misdemeanors, except for tampering with government records, which is a second-degree felony.—
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“Felonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonies. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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