felon

noun

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fel·on | \ ˈfe-lən

Definition of felon

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : one who has committed a felony

2 archaic : villain

3 : a painful abscess of the deep tissues of the palmar surface of the fingertip that is typically caused by bacterial infection (as with a staphylococcus) and is marked by swelling and pain — compare whitlow sense 1

felon

adjective

Definition of felon (Entry 2 of 2)

1 archaic

a : cruel

b : evil

2 archaic : wild

Examples of felon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun He was convicted of being a felon in possession of a gun and ammunition and sentenced in February 2021 to six years in federal prison. — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2022 Freeman is charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and being a felon in possession of a gun. — oregonlive, 11 May 2022 At the time of the shooting, Payton was free on $50,000 bail, stemming from a January 2020 arrest for allegedly being a felon in possession of a firearm, Schubert said. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 May 2022 The 37-year-old woman was arrested and booked into Vista jail on suspicion of several charges, including drug possession and being a felon in possession of a firearm. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022 Maynor pleaded guilty to one count each of murder, attempted murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm, and two counts of residential burglary with a person present. — Okla Jones, Essence, 19 Apr. 2022 Dandrae Martin, 26, was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail and charged with being a felon in possession of a gun. — Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022 Authorities plan to charge him with being a felon in possession of a handgun and carrying a machine gun that night. — Fox News, 16 Apr. 2022 Martin is the brother of another suspect, Dandrae Martin, arrested a day earlier on suspicion of assault with a firearm and being a felon in possession of a gun. — Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective And despite a ban on felon possession of weapons, law enforcement searches of his Upper Peninsula home on Jan. 19 turned up a Russian SKS rifle, two shotguns, a Glock pistol and more than 100 rounds of ammunition, prosecutors said. — Washington Post, 28 July 2021 One was to turn most of the felon population over to the U.S. government. — Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021 Before its passing, Florida had a 150-year ban on felon voting. — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2020 The state sent the felon memo to the 67 county election supervisors this week, but did not distribute it publicly. — Terry Spencer, Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020 Just this week, Florida’s Department of State published guidance on ex-felon voting eligibility. — Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2020 Nineteen states and the District of Columbia filed a brief asking an appeals court to rule against the state in its ex-felon voting case. — Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2020 See More

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felon

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fel·on | \ ˈfe-lən

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Medical Definition of felon

: a painful abscess of the deep tissues of the palmar surface of the fingertip that is typically caused by infection of a bacterium (such as Staphylococcus aureus) and is marked by swelling and pain — compare paronychia, whitlow sense 1

felon

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fel·on | \ ˈfe-lən