felon
Example Sentences
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The same applies to laws prohibiting felons from possessing firearms.
From Los Angeles Times
“It makes it harder for me to convict dangerous felons when … witnesses are getting deported, victims are getting deported, and the defendant or the perpetrator themselves are getting deported,” she said.
From Salon
“I’m gonna be a felon for branding my own cattle. I literally could not sleep.”
His abductors, authorities charge, included a felon with ties to Israeli organized crime and a former officer from the Los Angeles Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times
As a convicted felon, Broxton lost his right to possess a gun.
From Salon
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