The defendant must show that any bail money he hopes to post did not come from the felonious means.
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Felonious
Synonyms for "felonious" (97 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- престъпен adj (of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony)
- углавен adj (done with intent to commit a crime)
German
2 entries- verbrecherhaft adj (of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony)
- verbrecherisch adj (of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony)
Hungarian
4 entries- büntetendő adj (of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony)
- bűnös adj (of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony)
- szándékos adj (done with intent to commit a crime)
- szándékosan elkövetett adj (done with intent to commit a crime)
Russian
1 entries- престу́пный adj (of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony)
Spanish
1 entries- intencionado adj (done with intent to commit a crime)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
O thievish Night, / Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end, / In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars?
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felonious homicide
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First, as felony prosecutor, I prosecute high-level felonies including homicides; sexual assaults; child endangerings; shootings and other felonious assaults; and media cases.
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