FELON Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

felon

noun

Definition of felon

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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Recent Examples of felon Millard was charged with aiding a felon, and Wallace was charged with first-degree intentional homicide. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026 In 2005, a male DNA profile was submitted into CODIS, the felon DNA database. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 Plummer has a history of violent charges in Cook County, including domestic battery and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, authorities said. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 In 2018, voters restored voting rights to most felons who served their sentences. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for felon

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Noun

The Financial Action Task Force, the global money-laundering watchdog, has warned that criminals exploit citizenship and residency programs to conceal their identities, launder illicit wealth and evade justice.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The real risk is that a criminal could forge your signature on a deed or trick you into signing paperwork that transfers ownership, then file that document with the local office that maintains property records.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of criminal

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Those illicit techniques include attaching a GPS tracker to a car or using cell-tower data to track a potential offender.

— Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
The repeat violent offender that attacked multiple women in Dilworth should have never been on the streets.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

Others are inclined to rank evils according to the amount of savagery evident in the perpetrator, not to the damage inflicted on the world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
The victim described a perpetrator who was 24 to 25 years old, skinny and clean-shaven, with a clear speaking voice.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of perpetrator

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