felonious

adjective

fə-ˈlō-nē-əs How to pronounce felonious (audio)
Definition of feloniousnext
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 He was indicted in July and previously faced two counts of felonious assault and four counts of endangering children. — Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024 Charles Edmonson, 64, pleaded guilty Friday in Clermont County Common Pleas Court to kidnapping, felonious assault and three counts of child endangering. — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024 Durbin was convicted of two counts of felonious assault during a November jury trial. — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024 In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader. — Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for felonious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonious
  1. criminal
  2. unlawful
  3. illegal
  4. illicit
  5. wrongful
Adjective
  • Immigrant advocates on Monday sued the Trump administration over a rule requiring immigrants to register with the federal government or face criminal prosecution.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The security officers will not have authority to make arrests, conduct traffic stops or participate in criminal investigations, according to information shared with the Village Council.
    — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • Both were arrested for evading arrest, and Thomas faces an additional charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
  • He was charged with unlawful restraint and domestic battery.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of unlawful
Adjective
  • Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.
    — Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
  • Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.
    — James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
Definition of illegal
Adjective
  • For many years, China has been the largest source of both legal supplies of the drug – which is prescribed for severe pain relief – and illicit supplies of precursor chemicals that are typically processed in labs in Mexico before the final product is smuggled across the US border.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In March 2025, more than 650,000 fentanyl pills were seized, following a record of $300 million worth of illicit fentanyl taken off the streets since 2023.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of illicit
Adjective
  • The State Department had designated him a wrongful detainee.
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Photo: Everett Collection The platonic ideal that all light-footed spy movies aspire to emulate, Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest gave him his biggest canvas yet to explore the theme of an innocent man attempting to outrun wrongful accusations and sinister forces.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of wrongful

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