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
As a spinoff, Combs would have partnered with Giovanni Sairras, executive director of Re-Entry One a nonprofit that helps convicted felons with reentry into society.
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Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Stryker also faces a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 and Sonneman is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
He was also convicted of being a persistent felon.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
Jurors found true allegations that Keeton was a felon in possession of a firearm and that Keeton personally and intentionally discharged a firearm causing death.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Stryker also faces a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 and Sonneman is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
He was also convicted of being a persistent felon.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
Jurors found true allegations that Keeton was a felon in possession of a firearm and that Keeton personally and intentionally discharged a firearm causing death.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felon
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To suggest that another candidate’s supporters are criminals — particularly when that candidate is, by all measures, poised to win at least a plurality of votes in the city — does not seem like a recipe for earning New Yorkers’ support.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Binance also lacked protocols — standard for financial services companies — to report transactions for money laundering risks, according to the Justice Department, and employees were well aware that such an oversight would invite criminals to the platform.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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But equally important is to give the offender the benefit of the doubt.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Among the offenders are Troy Franklin, Garett Bolles and Luke Wattenberg.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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But as Sollima noted to TIME, no perpetrator has been sentenced for all eight double homicides, and the initial suspects sent police in circles while the bodies kept piling up.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The perpetrator of the attack is also never identified, an ambiguity that screenwriter Noah Oppenheim (The Maze Runner, Jackie) said was intended to prevent any audience scapegoating.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Felon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felon. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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