felon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: felon	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for felon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
felon n someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime Synonym(s): criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail Synonym(s): felon, whitlow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Felon \Fel"on\, n. [OE., adj., cruel, n., villain, ruffian, traitor, whitlow, F. f[82]lon traitor, in OF. also, villain, fr. LL. felo. See Fell, a.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Felon \Fel"on\, a. Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal. Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate. --Pope.