felon

Example Sentences

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He said federal immigration agents would be required to have judicial warrants before entering homes or businesses unless they were pursuing a known felon.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Consider the “fleeing felon rule,” which used to allow police to shoot a fleeing felony suspect to prevent their escape even when the suspect posed no danger to others.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Life as an indicted felon is harsh, even if you’re abroad; you can kind of continue to live in sanctuary in Venezuela until the government changes.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

“I’m gonna be a felon for branding my own cattle. I literally could not sleep.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

A keynote speaker was Charles W. Colson, the born-again Watergate felon turned evangelical thinker.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times