Yance Ford

White people get to do that all of the time. They get to engage in bad behavior, even felonious behavior, but they rarely wind up in jail. But as a black person, losing your temper can cost you your life. Or insisting on your rights can cost you your life.

American Director

Vincent Bugliosi

The felonious five in their Supreme Court decision never said Gore did anything improperly in Florida.

American Author

Ambrose Bierce

There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

American Journalist

Use 'felonious' for grave offenses, not minor violations like traffic tickets.

Serious Crimes

'Felonious' is mainly used within legal discussions or reports of criminal activities.

Legal Context

'Felonious' is formal; in casual talk, 'criminal' or 'illegal' might be more common.

Formality

 brawl with another man stabbing the victim to death with a broken beer bottle he was convicted of felonious assault and manslaughter his sentence will keep him behind bars until he's 40