Words similar to felony

Example sentences for: felony

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

Maître-Créche, on the other hand, was charged with a felony, punishable by a maximum prison sentence of 25 years, because the term was not used in “the ephemeral, innocuous context of speech,” according to the prosecutor, but in the “semi-non-ephemeral, culturally reverberative context of advertising.”
Yes, I know that there is no definite proof that Justice Thomas lied under oath to the Senate subcommittee when he said that Anita Hill's allegations were false, but if the Republican House believes that felony perjury is impeachable, aren't they obliged to thoroughly investigate the possibility that Thomas lied?
attainder ( n .) The legal consequence of judgment of death or outlawry pronounced in respect to treason or felony.
2. "Driving while black" reduced from felony to misdemeanor.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service, pressured by the White House, rushed immigrants through naturalization last year and ended up granting citizenship to hundreds--if not thousands--of people who should have been rejected because of past felony convictions.