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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
Eleven teenage boys in Illinois have been charged with several felonies for allegedly using an online dating app to lure unsuspecting men to meetups and beating them, police said.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Now, Morgan is being charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and leaving the scene of the accident, both felonies.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Among voters with party preferences, Republicans were mixed on Proposition 47, with Democrats almost 4-to-1 in favor of turning nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors.
—Koko Nakajima, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Voting rights An Oklahoma law expands voting privileges to people who have been convicted of felonies but had their sentences discharged or commuted, including commutations for crimes that have been reclassified from felonies to misdemeanors.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
He was initially booked on three felonies and one misdemeanor, and later released on $100,000 bail.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The proposition reclassifies shoplifting and other non-violent crimes as felonies, rolling back part of a 2014 law that classified these offenses, including theft under $950, as misdemeanors.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The agency reported a 6 percent drop in major felonies between January and November, reflecting broader trends in public safety within the subway system.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Still, Brock was taken to the Norwalk sheriff’s station and booked on three felonies and one misdemeanor.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Now, Morgan is being charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and leaving the scene of the accident, both felonies.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Among voters with party preferences, Republicans were mixed on Proposition 47, with Democrats almost 4-to-1 in favor of turning nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors.
—Koko Nakajima, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Voting rights An Oklahoma law expands voting privileges to people who have been convicted of felonies but had their sentences discharged or commuted, including commutations for crimes that have been reclassified from felonies to misdemeanors.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
He was initially booked on three felonies and one misdemeanor, and later released on $100,000 bail.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The proposition reclassifies shoplifting and other non-violent crimes as felonies, rolling back part of a 2014 law that classified these offenses, including theft under $950, as misdemeanors.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The agency reported a 6 percent drop in major felonies between January and November, reflecting broader trends in public safety within the subway system.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Still, Brock was taken to the Norwalk sheriff’s station and booked on three felonies and one misdemeanor.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Felonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonies. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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