Meaning & use
felonious
Relating to or constituting a felony, a serious criminal offense.
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The suspect was charged with felonious assault after seriously injuring the victim.
Prosecutors argued that the theft involved felonious intent from the very beginning.
A note on using this word
Felonious is a formal, legal term reserved for serious crimes, unlike misdemeanor, which covers lesser offenses.
Words with a similar meaning
criminalunlawful
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Words with an opposite meaning
lawful
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