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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Ramos-Jimenez was then arrested and taken to a local jail for possessing a weapon as a felon, Fox 10 Phoenix reported.
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Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 12 June 2025
By now, people can recognize that some groups see an advantage in shrinking the electorate — by making vote-by-mail more difficult, instituting unreasonable ID requirements, and blocking felons who completed their sentence from voting.
—Howard L. Simon, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Mendoza faces four counts: two for possession of drugs with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Police later transported the subject to Porter County Jail on charges of murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 12 June 2025
By now, people can recognize that some groups see an advantage in shrinking the electorate — by making vote-by-mail more difficult, instituting unreasonable ID requirements, and blocking felons who completed their sentence from voting.
—Howard L. Simon, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Mendoza faces four counts: two for possession of drugs with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Police later transported the subject to Porter County Jail on charges of murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felon
criminal
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As crypto holders become increasingly savvy online, criminals start resorting to physical attacks.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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With the help of a charming and ethnically diverse array of loveable colleagues, Peralta brings down criminals in entirely bingeable 22-minute chunks.—
Maris Kreizman,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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“Felon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felon. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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