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Recent Examples of felonious She has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault), first-degree vulnerable adult abuse and assault or assault and battery. Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Jones-Ogletree, who also goes by Darnell Ogletree, is charged with murder, felonious assault and abduction. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 Darnell Jones is also charged with felonious assault and abduction, according to court records. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025 Marybeth, still uncomfortable with the arrangement between her department and the felonious accountant, does so reluctantly. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for felonious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonious
Adjective
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi fired an additional nine DOJ staffers who worked on criminal cases against President Trump last week.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • This is the second of a three-part series on reports that Trump CIA Director John Ratcliffe has referred two Obama-era officials — John Brennan and James Comey, then directors of the CIA and FBI, respectively — for criminal investigation.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • First, opponents argued that the rule was unlawful and that Congress would need to amend the statute to implement the changes proposed by DHS in its rule.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • He was arrested at 12:22 a.m. Friday for misdemeanor unlawful speeding and driving under the influence, a first-degree misdemeanor.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
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
Adjective
  • In Sarasota, Hoffman told reporters an illicit casino in his jurisdiction also refused to pay a woman who reportedly won a $4,000 jackpot.
    Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • And the same evidence that linked children to biological relatives could spur a criminal case against their adoptive parents, some of whom had ties to the military and its illicit actions.
    Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Changes came with fallout: Some physicians have quit, one high-level doctor sued for wrongful termination (but lost the challenge), and a Memorial board member resigned.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
  • Some of the aides later filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, prompting a Texas House investigation into a request Paxton made for the state Legislature to fund a $3.3 million settlement to resolve the lawsuit.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 July 2025

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“Felonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonious. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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