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Meanings of felonious in English

Involving or being or having the nature of a crime.

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A criminal response to their situation simply does not work, Becroft said.
Radio NZ
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The new right applies throughout criminal proceedings, including when receiving legal advice.
The Irish Times
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Discussing major changes to criminal law with the new act before parliament.
Radio NZ
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The questions raised by criminal cases involving teenagers are difficult to answer.
Reuters
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Last week Spain said the attack appeared to be criminal in nature.
Reuters
Usage of felonious in English
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There was just one small problem with our plan: It was felonious.
Riding rockets
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While the Judge was on the bench a felonious murder was committed.
Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information
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The superior felonious echelons are upwardly mobile and have a clear career path.
Financial Crime and Corruption
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I once grew opium poppies in my garden-yes ,withfelonious intent.
The botany of desire: a plant's-eye view of the world
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Four protesters were charged with felonies, including felonious assault and rioting.
Reuters
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Every week some rifled Trivittatum tells a new tale of his felonious deeds.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 / A Mag...
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The Corvette's V8 and Porsche's flat-six each provide audible enticement to felonious behavior.
BBC
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The fact is, they were, if possible, more ignorant than their felonious partners.
Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Ye...
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This gives the country a population of one hundred percent felonious.
The new yorker
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Booth was charged with felonious assault in connection with the shooting.
Ebony
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Treesh was convicted of aggravated murder, attempted murder and felonious assault.
Reuters
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The suit was by way of appeal; the cause of action, a felonious trespass.
The Common Law
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The theft of slaves is a crime; they are a subject-matter of felonious asportation.
American Eloquence, Volume 3 / Studies In American Political His...
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That would be blackmail in the legal and felonious sense.
Existence
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She had grown warm in defense of her felonious friend.
The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel
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And that other was a felonious knight, and awaited him, and smote him sore.
Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2
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