as in crime
law
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
The arrest comes less than a year after Delaney was arrested on felony assault charges in March 2025.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Penalties increase for additional offenses, and a second violation of the act is a felony.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Usually, law enforcement makes referrals to prosecutors asking them to approve felony charges, so involvement from the mayor’s office would not be typical.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
After a police officer has been charged with a felony, POST automatically suspends their certification.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Penalties increase for additional offenses, and a second violation of the act is a felony.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Usually, law enforcement makes referrals to prosecutors asking them to approve felony charges, so involvement from the mayor’s office would not be typical.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
After a police officer has been charged with a felony, POST automatically suspends their certification.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felony
Noun
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Police officials at a news conference said the officers had collected personal and private information unlawfully and distributed it to organized crime figures, in some cases for bribes, and that mobsters then carried out shootings and other violent crimes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Last week, the topic took center stage again when Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, posted a video accusing Armenian crime groups of carrying out widespread hospice fraud in Los Angeles.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In August, Devereaux was again arrested and faced charges related to criminal trespass, jail records show.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Another rider received a one-year ban on April 20, 2025 for assaulting a CATS employee, second-degree trespass and disorderly conduct.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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That’s a Class B misdemeanor, which carries up to six months in jail and fines of up to $2,000.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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He was booked on a misdemeanor charge and is due in court Tuesday.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Kremlin said its aircraft reacted to a violation of a no-fly zone Russia has established in the area near Crimea.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The issue, Council Member Jimmy Hallyburton said, is that the city doesn’t have any definitions of violations that the organizers may have committed.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Felony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felony. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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