felonize

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felonize

/ˈfɛlənaɪz/

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From felony + -ize.

verb felonizes · felonizing · felonized

To classify a crime as a felony. January 2015 The War on Drugs Is Burning Out Rolling Stone Prop 47 also de-felonized nonviolent theft of less than $950.
To classify a person as a felon. June 2018 California Experience Drove Principal to Teach Rio Grande Sun Archuleta tells his most difficult students that they will be principals one day. “They look at me like, ‘Huh? You’re crazy,’” he said. “A lot of me really feels it. Because I’m them. It was fortunate that my activism didn’t get

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@misc{felonize_2026,
  title = {felonize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/felonize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}