felonious
adjective
fe·lo·ni·ous
fə-ˈlō-nē-əs 
1
archaic
: very evil : villainous
2
: of, relating to, or having the nature of a felony
felonious assault
feloniously
adverb
feloniousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of felonious in a Sentence
the commission found that while the senator's actions were ethically questionable, they were not felonious
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Mack Ogletree, 36, is charged with two counts of felonious assault in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb was charged with four counts of murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and four counts of felonious assault for the deaths of Young and her unborn daughter, who was due in three months at the time of the shooting.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
In Grubb's case, he is charged in all four counts of causing the death of Young and her unborn daughter as a proximate cause of a felonious assault, commonly called felony murder.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
Connor Grubb, a Blendon Township police officer, faces four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of Ta’Kiya Young in the parking lot of a local Kroger grocery store on August 24, 2023.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb was charged with four counts of murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and four counts of felonious assault for the deaths of Young and her unborn daughter, who was due in three months at the time of the shooting.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 15 Aug. 2024
In Grubb's case, he is charged in all four counts of causing the death of Young and her unborn daughter as a proximate cause of a felonious assault, commonly called felony murder.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
Connor Grubb, a Blendon Township police officer, faces four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of Ta’Kiya Young in the parking lot of a local Kroger grocery store on August 24, 2023.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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felonious
adjective
fe·lo·ni·ous
fə-ˈlō-nē-əs
: of, relating to, or constituting a felony
felonious sale of cocaine
feloniously
adverb
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