felony
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Two other bills sent to Newsom on Sunday would make it a felony to interfere with mail ballots or to seize ballots and other election materials before an election is certified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Misrepresenting your identity to obtain a ballot is a separate felony.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Maxwell had appealed against her five felony convictions, claiming her constitutional rights had been "violated in multiple respects".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
This agreement may be a federal felony as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
These neighborhoods are a minefield for people on parole, for a standard condition of parole is a promise not to associate with anyone who has a felony conviction.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
“I hope you note in your article that the district attorney could have brought 122 felony charges, or 122 misdemeanors, or some combination of felonies and misdemeanors up to 122,” Hochman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The titular crime in “The Kidnapping of Arabella” isn’t exactly one of history’s great felonies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Such charges are often treated as misdemeanors rather than felonies, meaning lighter sentences if convicted.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Menkem pointed out that under Cameroonian law, the minimum sentence for felonies such as murder and arson is 10 years.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
These aren’t felonies, but neither is snoring at the ballet.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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