felonies

noun

plural of felony
as in crimes
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 felonies The teen is being charged as an adult under Georgia's SB440 law, which gives adult superior courts jurisdiction over teenagers aged 13 to 17 accused of specific violent felonies. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 In Sarasota in August, a police officer was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor for misusing the license plate reader system. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 In August 2025, he was charged with four felonies after allegedly attacking police officers while walking naked through the streets of Los Angeles. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2026 Hochman for weeks has faced intense public anger over his initial decision to charge Flores with 16 felonies. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Craig and Sarah have each been charged with failure to report a corpse of a child and disturbing a human burial site, both felonies, according to their respective court records. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 California’s Proposition 47 reduced certain drug convictions from felonies to misdemeanors and allowed inmates and formerly incarcerated people to petition the court for resentencing. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 Under state law, failure to pay that fee was considered a misdemeanor the first time and felonies thereafter. — Sofi Zeman august 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 The teen boy was prosecuted in juvenile court for unrelated felonies, according to authorities. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felonies
  1. crimes
  2. trespasses
  3. misdemeanors
Noun
  • Critics say police have used the cameras to stalk women or wrongfully accuse people of crimes.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators continue to review evidence before it is presented to a grand jury, who will ultimately decide if any crimes took place, Jackson County district attorney Angel Myers McIlrath has said.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of crimes
Noun
  • Those included reports of a man with a gun, three drug overdoses, 56 disorderly conducts, 11 batteries, 13 trespasses and five robberies.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • Bees don’t necessarily want to enter your home and bother you, but an open door or window can allow for some accidental trespasses.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of trespasses
Noun
  • Spires is also charged with felony unlawful possession of a firearm by a dangerous person and three misdemeanors, while Wilson is also charged with two misdemeanors, filings show.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The day of the incident, Jacobs was charged with felony strangulation and suffocation, and four misdemeanors pertaining to domestic abuse.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of misdemeanors

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“Felonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felonies. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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