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noun

felony

a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

In a sentence

Six example sentences with felony, each labelled with its topic.

  • A felony conviction follows a person into every job application, long after the sentence itself has been served.

    Law

  • The bill would reclassify the offense from a felony to a misdemeanor, cutting the maximum penalty by four years.

    Politics

  • Falsifying the shipping manifests turned a paperwork shortcut into a felony, and two managers surrendered their professional licenses.

    Business

  • Insider trading became a felony in that jurisdiction in 1988, and the first conviction came only two years later.

    Finance

  • Accessing a hospital's network without permission is a felony there, even when the intruder changes nothing.

    Technology

  • In eighteenth century England, stealing a sheep was a felony, and the assize records list dozens of such cases.

    History

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