FELONY in a Sentence

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Example sentences for FELONY, such as:
1. The felony is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines of $8000.
2. I suppose that I am commuting a felony, but it is just possible that I am saving a soul.
3. Recorded against your name there stand more felonies than even the most hardened liar could have invented.
4. But, in any case a forced marriage is no marriage, but it is a very serious felony, as you will discover before you have finished.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of FELONY
felony
 n.  a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
Classic Sentence:
1  I suppose that I am commuting a felony, but it is just possible that I am saving a soul.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
2  But, in any case a forced marriage is no marriage, but it is a very serious felony, as you will discover before you have finished.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
3  The white comprises part of his head, and the whole of his mouth, which makes him look as if he had just escaped from a felonious visit to a meal-bag.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32. Cetology.
4  Recorded against your name there stand more felonies than even the most hardened liar could have invented.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
Example Sentence:
1  The felony is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines of $8000.