Definitions

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  • noun A crime that is not a felony.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ felony

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Examples

  • Warrantless nonfelony arrests were limited to on-going breach-of-peace offenses.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Mary L. Dudziak 2008

  • GERAGOS: I had offered anything that would result ultimately in a nonfelony.

    CNN Transcript Dec 6, 2002 2002

  • Two nonfelony criminal warrants: property damage and state disorderly conduct.

    The Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Latest Headlines 2010

  • Additionally, the department will likely eliminate postrelease community supervision -- commonly known as probation or parole -- for nonfelony offenders, as well as shortening supervision down to the low end of the statutory range.

    Yakima Herald-Republic Weekly News 2009

  • Additionally, the department will likely eliminate postrelease community supervision -- commonly known as probation or parole -- for nonfelony offenders, as well as shortening supervision down to the low end of the statutory range.

    Yakima Herald-Republic Weekly News 2009

  • Traffic ticket rebop predominated, along with some stale bread on the spics: unlawful assembly, nonfelony assault and battery resulting in Mickey Mouse juvie time.

    The Big Nowhere Ellroy, James, 1948- 1988

  • "Nearly two-thirds of nonfelony-related homicides (251 out of

    unknown title 2009

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