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felon

[fel-uhn] / ˈfɛl ən /


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The legal nightmare that ensued lasted more than a year, leaving me a felon and my family dealing with the fallout and trauma caused by the government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

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

Diaz is a convicted felon and was already in custody on unrelated charges at the time, and he released the hawk before he was charged, investigators said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

Good was not a violent felon trying to flee the scene of a crime.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026

During the Jim Crow era, African Americans were denied the right to vote through poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and felon disenfranchisement laws, even though the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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