noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a felony charge American English (= for a serious crime )
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He pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of cocaine possession.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
guilty
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He has pleaded not guilty to 22 felonies associated with the attacks on those three women.
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He was found guilty of 24 felony counts, including murder and racketeering.
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The report also suggested Braun had been guilty of felony mishandling of public funds.
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Five years ago, four people pleaded guilty to felonies for having recorded and disseminated a phone conversation of Gov.
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Honegger pleaded guilty to a felony forgery charge in October and was sentenced last week to six months of house arrest.
serious
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Exxon had pleaded guilty to four misdemeanour criminal-pollution charges in return for an agreement that more serious felony charges would be dropped.
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My daughter had, by kid standards, committed a serious felony , so I thought she deserved it.
■ NOUN
charge
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Exxon had pleaded guilty to four misdemeanour criminal-pollution charges in return for an agreement that more serious felony charges would be dropped.
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The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $ 250, 000 fine.
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Irvin is on probation after pleading no contest in July to a felony charge of cocaine possession.
conviction
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Laws in 13 states bar 510, 000 black men from voting because of felony convictions .
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His first of five felony convictions came at age 19, when he pleaded guilty to drug possession.
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There currently are 13 aggravating circumstances that can be considered in felony convictions and 10 in death-penalty cases.
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Failure by the parole system to learn of felony convictions and to revoke paroles.
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Diaz has four prior felony convictions , including two attempted robberies, an attempted assault and a drug case.
count
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Last week, Lee admitted his guilt on a single felony count .
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He was found guilty of 24 felony counts , including murder and racketeering.
■ VERB
commit
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Then you had got to have good grounds to believe that they were going to commit a felony .
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My daughter had, by kid standards, committed a serious felony , so I thought she deserved it.
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The bill also calls upon the states to treat 15-year-olds who commit certain felonies as adults.
convict
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The law calls for sentences of 25 years to life for defendants convicted of three felonies .
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More sitting senators have been indicted and convicted of felonies than have been elected president.
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Immigrants will be deported immediately if they have ever been convicted of any felony .
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None of the six defendants were convicted of the original felony charges against them.
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Bokin, 54, was first convicted of a felony when he was a 21-year-old engineering student.
face
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The man faces possible charges of felony theft, Brevik said.
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Mafua now faces a felony escape count and is being held at the main county jail.
make
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He called for making payment delinquency a felony crime in some cases.
plead
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Five years ago, four people pleaded guilty to felonies for having recorded and disseminated a phone conversation of Gov.
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Irvin served a five-game suspension this season after pleading no contest to felony cocaine possession.
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Honegger pleaded guilty to a felony forgery charge in October and was sentenced last week to six months of house arrest.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Johnson was preparing his defense against felony charges of armed robbery and assault.
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Leach was charged with sexual assault, which is a felony in Connecticut.
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She denied that she had committed any kind of felony .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For his felony , his hands were cruelly lopped and thrown away.
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In 1979, President Carter commuted her seven-year sentence for bank robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony .
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Less forgiving souls would call it a premeditated felony .
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Most felonies are first addressed in Municipal Court for arraignments, continuance matters and preliminary hearings.
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The disappearance of felony confined this disqualification to traitors.
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Then you had got to have good grounds to believe that they were going to commit a felony .
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While the convictions were overturned on a technicality, Warner argued that the felonies made him unsuitable for the Senate.