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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Felon

/fĕlʹən/ · Fel·on · IPA /ˈfɛlən/
01 n. A person who has committed a felony.
  1. 1.
    A person who has committed a felony.(Law)
  2. 2.
    A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.
  3. 3.
    A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.(Med.)
Syn. Criminal; convict; malefactor; culprit.
02 a. Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal.
  1. 1.
    Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal.
    “Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate.” — Pope.