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Example sentences for: felony

How can you use “felony” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Thirty-eight states adopted the law, and four others have adopted it with provisional restrictions that apply only to narcotics, or to injuries sustained while committing a felony.
The district attorney wants to justify the death penalty by adding an additional felony charge, such as kidnapping.
New studies show that 1) one in seven black men can't vote because of a felony conviction; 2) cities in the North and Midwest are more segregated than those in the South; and 3) Hispanics now have a higher poverty rate than blacks.
The Washington Post approves of the indictment in principle but says that constitutional concerns should protect Tripp from "a full-dress felony prosecution ."
Diaz also doesn't say, as he said in the raw interview transcript, that the lesser offense Ellis pleaded guilty to was a felony.