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felonious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | criminal |
| Derivation | felony |
felonious intent.
Examples of felonious
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Tapp was arrested, charged with felonious assault, convicted and sent to prison.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
The jurors also found the teens were guilty of kidnapping and felonious assault.
From the news.enquirer.com
That's the main reason Casino Jack lacks the felonious zest of the Jack Abramoff.
From the time.com
The Franklin County Common Pleas jury was hung on the felonious-assault charge.
From the dispatch.com
Santos was arrested and charged Thursday with felonious assault, a 4-year felony.
From the freep.com
He pleaded no contest Aug. 3 to felonious assault and was free pending sentencing.
From the kentucky.com
Justin Fafard of West Toledo was charged with two counts of felonious assault.
From the toledoblade.com
If convicted of felonious assault, Hamilton faces up to eight years in prison.
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He sentenced him to two 15-year prison terms on two counts of felonious restraint.
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- Criminal: involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"
- A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries, and the United States retains this law. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors. ...
- Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; being, relating to, or concerning felony; done with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide
- (FELONIOUSLY) pleadings. This is a technical word which must be introduced into every indictment for a felony, charging the offence to have been committed feloniously; no other word, nor any circumlocution, will supply its place. Com. Dig. Indictment, G 6; Bac. Ab. ...
- Adj. referring to an act done with criminal intent. The term is used to distinguish between a wrong which was not malicious, and an intentional crime, as in "felonious assault," which is an attack meant to do real harm.
