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
This is just political warfare by the felon in chief to get his way and divide this great country further.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Laron Fort, 44, was booked by officers into Sacramento County Main Jail early Wednesday on suspicion of murder and possession of a firearm by a felon in the early morning shooting, according to jail records.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Growing the colony For the first 52 years of the colony’s existence, New South Wales continued to receive regular consignments of felons, largely consisting of people who had been found guilty of property crimes.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Dupriest also was convicted being a felon in possession of a firearm.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Laron Fort, 44, was booked by officers into Sacramento County Main Jail early Wednesday on suspicion of murder and possession of a firearm by a felon in the early morning shooting, according to jail records.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Growing the colony For the first 52 years of the colony’s existence, New South Wales continued to receive regular consignments of felons, largely consisting of people who had been found guilty of property crimes.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Dupriest also was convicted being a felon in possession of a firearm.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felon
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Göring, played by Russell Crowe, is the troubling centerpiece of James Vanderbilt’s ambitious film devoted to the trial of the major Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg in 1945–1946.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Also included is a 13% increase in funding for the Department of Justice to focus on violent criminals and a $481 million increase in funding to enhance aviation safety and support an air traffic controller hiring surge.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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Anyone can see how many cases are filed, how much attorneys collect, and who the worst offenders are.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Punish the worst offenders by requiring them to apologize, publicly, for missing the mark.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Lauderhill police said that in self-defense, the mother then stabbed the perpetrator, but even that wasn't enough to subdue her.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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An unknown perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague promoting culture and history, Czech police said on Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Felon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felon. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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