felon
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In that matter, Keenan was prosecuting a felon for illegally possessing a handgun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
He said federal immigration agents would be required to have judicial warrants before entering homes or businesses unless they were pursuing a known felon.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Good was not a violent felon trying to flee the scene of a crime.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026
As a convicted felon, Broxton lost his right to possess a gun.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025
During the Jim Crow era, African Americans were denied the right to vote through poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and felon disenfranchisement laws, even though the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing felon
Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 1
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Alan Rickman (1946-2016) Tribute List
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2014 Vocabulary Video Contest (A-L)
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