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
Maybe a constitutional convention should be held for public adjustments of dozens of issues, including the felon candidate.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Marx was charged in a complaint with assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm during a violent crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Last week, Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew was murdered in the line of duty by a seven-time felon on parole who had multiple criminal arrest warrants, according to authorities.
—Silvana Tabares, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
One who is a felon or knowingly buys for one.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Marx was charged in a complaint with assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm during a violent crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Last week, Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew was murdered in the line of duty by a seven-time felon on parole who had multiple criminal arrest warrants, according to authorities.
—Silvana Tabares, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
One who is a felon or knowingly buys for one.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felon
Noun
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When unhoused people are treated as criminals, they are pushed into an identity of exclusion rather than belonging.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Set in Gaza in 2007, and following the misadventures of a student (Nader Abd Alhay) and restaurant owner and petty criminal (Majd Eid), the picture premiered in Un Certain Regard last year and won the Best Director prize.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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Locations are chosen based on impaired-driving crashes, and first-time DUI offenders face average fines and penalties of $13,500.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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The governor had publicly questioned whether Peters’ nine-year sentence was too hard for a first-time, nonviolent offender.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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The platform can employ a fragmentation or a perpetrator warheads (for anti-armor roles).—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Maui Mayor Richard Bissen meanwhile vowed to see the perpetrator prosecuted and said such visitors are not welcome there.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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“Felon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felon. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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