felony
Example Sentences
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Peng and Sampath are each charged with one felony count of money laundering and one felony count of having a financial interest in a contract or purchase made in an official capacity.
From Los Angeles Times
Rule No. 2: Breaking Medicaid rules can be charged as a felony.
From MarketWatch
Brandlin said the arrest was excessive, saying he was cited with multiple charges, including felonies.
From Los Angeles Times
Nearly three months after the Dec. 20 fire killed their daughters, Hales and Keenan are now facing felony charges in their deaths.
From Los Angeles Times
"If you're asking me, there's absolutely no way I would cast someone who has... a felony hanging over her head, no matter how popular she is."
From BBC
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