FELON

felon. Felon, n. one who is guilty of felony

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Fel″on (?), n. [[OE., adj., cruel, n., villain, ruffian, traitor, whitlow, F. félon traitor, in OF. also, villain, fr. LL. felo. See Fell, a.]] 1. 1. (Law) A person who has committed a felony.
2. 2. A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.
3. 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.