Definition of felon
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: one who has committed a felony
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
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The first known use of felon was in the 13th century
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