Thesaurus: felon

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1. a. A person who has committed a felony.
2. a. A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.
3. a. A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.
4. a. Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal.
5. n. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
6. n. a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
7. 1. (Law) A person who has committed a felony. 2. A person guilty or capable of heinous crime. 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. Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal. Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate. Pope.
8. n:100 n. a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail