SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
felon
noun
A person who has committed a felony, a category of serious crime.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Person who committed a felony
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Usage distinction
Return to topFelon specifies the felony category. Criminal and serious offender are broader; convicted offender also requires a conviction, which the category of an offense alone does not establish.
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See felon in use
In the mystery, a convicted felon returns to the town under a new name.
A convicted felon who appears as a witness has already been found guilty of an unrelated serious crime in an earlier chapter.
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