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
Although there doesn’t have to be a guilty verdict by a judge or a jury, or a guilty plea from the accused, there must be some finding by a criminal or civil court of an intentional and felonious killing.
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Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Rebecca Auborn, 35, also pleaded guilty to one count of felonious assault and theft, a spokeswoman for the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
But police have requested that the Saginaw County Prosecutor’s Office file a felonious assault charge against her, per the outlet.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
She was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree child abuse, felonious assault and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, investigators said.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
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Texas criminal defense attorney Javier Guzman advised that aiding and abetting charges can result in fines of up to $250,000 and prison sentences of up to 10 years, depending on the conduct and whether the assistance was for profit.—
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The driver was cited and is expected to get a criminal complaint for endangered driving.—
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None, however, elaborated on what orders were considered unlawful.—
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The California Coastal Commission has issued multiple cease-and-desist orders to Sable Offshore for allegedly conducting unlawful repair work.—
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
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The announcement follows the federal government’s crackdown on illicit sports gambling and point-shaving schemes that involved the NBA in October.—
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The idea is to remove non-paying riders, often who are homeless, mentally ill or taking illicit drugs, from the system.—
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This, in turn, reinforced Webster’s own initial claim about his fight with the MPD cop—that Rathbun had provoked the encounter by striking him in the head, then lied about it to counter Webster’s righteous assertion of self-defense, resulting in his wrongful conviction.—
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For healthcare, Senate Democrats will file bills to cap insulin at $35 per month, require insurers to pass cost savings to patients, reform Medicaid redetermination and access to prevent wrongful coverage loss and address medical debt, Pol said.—
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“Felonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonious. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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