as in criminal
a person who has committed a serious crime
The convicted felon wanted to make amends after his release from jail.
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Larrel Martin Weathers, 39, was convicted Tuesday in Sacramento Superior Court of second-degree murder, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and being a felon in possession of a firearm in the June 21, 2021, shooting death of Marcellus Cory Baker-Lee.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
In 2014, then-Mayor Michael Nutter signed an executive order detailing that local police were not required to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless the case involved a warrant or violent felon.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
The weapons possession by a felon charge resulted in one year in jail, with credit for time served.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
This is just political warfare by the felon in chief to get his way and divide this great country further.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
In 2014, then-Mayor Michael Nutter signed an executive order detailing that local police were not required to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless the case involved a warrant or violent felon.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
The weapons possession by a felon charge resulted in one year in jail, with credit for time served.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
This is just political warfare by the felon in chief to get his way and divide this great country further.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felon
Noun
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The scheme is designed to identify suspected criminals, combat identity fraud, and to police the EU's limit on 90-day stays within a 180-day period, according to the European Commission.—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rex Heuermann, the man known as the Gilgo Beach killer, admitted to killing eight women over a span of decades, and the FBI is now looking into what motivated the 62-year-old to carry out his crimes to help capture other criminals in the future.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Preliminary investigation indicated that an unknown offender pulled out a gun and shot into a crowd of people who were standing outside, hitting three of them.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Surprisingly, the worst offenders are often the most traveled.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Colman Domingo put his considerable fashion bona fides into a sketch on last night’s Saturday Night Live about FIT students trying to describe the perpetrator of an armed robbery.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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One officer discharged his firearm, striking the perpetrator twice.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Felon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felon. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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