FELONIES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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 The mother of a newborn pleaded guilty to several felonies Thursday related to the accidental suffocation of her 12-day-old son. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026 District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office will be reducing the 16 felonies that Daniel Flores is facing to misdemeanor charges. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 He was charged with multiple felonies, including larceny after breaking and entering, second-degree burglary and safe cracking. — Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026

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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

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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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