From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Felon \Fel"on\, n. [OE., adj., cruel, n., villain, ruffian,
traitor, whitlow, F. f['e]lon traitor, in OF. also, villain,
fr. LL. felo. See Fell, a.]
1. (Law) A person who has committed a felony.
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2. A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.
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3. (Med.) A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the
periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.
Syn: Criminal; convict; malefactor; culprit.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Felon \Fel"on\, a.
Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious;
cruel; traitorous; disloyal.
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Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate. --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
felon
n 1: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally
convicted of a crime [syn: {criminal}, {felon}, {crook},
{outlaw}, {malefactor}]
2: a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the
area surrounding the nail [syn: {felon}, {whitlow}]
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