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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
Ultimately, the state attorney general charged 20 state felonies against eight people alleged to have engaged in planning and training for an attack on the statehouse and a plan to kidnap lawmakers, including Whitmer.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Charged with five felonies, Kendra pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor and served just over a year in prison.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors charged him with threatening a federal official and making threats to injure — felonies carrying maximum penalties of 10 and 20 years.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Householder was charged with 22 felonies, including abuse or neglect of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
This created a system in which people with money could buy their pretrial freedom for many crimes – even serious felonies.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
No mention of the killer’s 14 arrests and multiple felonies.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Vernon and the six others charged with felonies are Black.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2025
Her past convictions were not for felonies, Minnesota court records show.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Charged with five felonies, Kendra pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor and served just over a year in prison.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors charged him with threatening a federal official and making threats to injure — felonies carrying maximum penalties of 10 and 20 years.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Householder was charged with 22 felonies, including abuse or neglect of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
This created a system in which people with money could buy their pretrial freedom for many crimes – even serious felonies.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
No mention of the killer’s 14 arrests and multiple felonies.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Vernon and the six others charged with felonies are Black.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2025
Her past convictions were not for felonies, Minnesota court records show.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonies
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Federal prosecutors charged a UK teenager with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and other crimes in connection with the network intrusions of 47 US companies that generated more than $115 million in ransomware payments over a three-year span.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
19 Sep. 2025
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In her wrongful termination lawsuit against Bianco, Flores describes how many of the sheriff’s employees were fired or charged with crimes while others were let off with little or no discipline.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The detectives went and wrote a criminal complaint, charging Ruth with stalking and loitering and prowling at night, misdemeanors that did not reflect the seriousness, or danger, of the situation, and got a warrant for his arrest.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, many Americans have been critical of his immigration policy, as individuals with misdemeanors, decades-old infractions, or, in some cases, no criminal records at all have been swept up in the heightened enforcement.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Felonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonies. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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