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Meanings of felon in English

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A purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail.

Portuguese
fora-de-lei
Catalan
criminal
Spanish
malhechor

Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.

fora-de-lei
Synonyms
Examples for "whitlow"
Examples for "whitlow"
1
That's what it was, a felon or whitlow, and again I breathed freely.
The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search o...
2
She has a whitlow, and it's time to lance it.
Jo's Boys
3
In common whitlow of the finger, how the arteries of the arm, the brachial in particular, throb, is well known.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10,...
4
For some days Ninnis had been enduring the throbbing pain of a whitlow and had not been having sufficient sleep.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
5
Elliott has a whitlow.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Usage of felon in English
1
I've been at the top of every felon's wish list ever since.
First degree
2
The felon Moors have attacked him: he is hard pressed in battle.
Hero Tales
3
Here slinks the pickpocket, here emerges the burglar, here skulks the felon.
Lucretia — Volume 04
4
A common man, an impostor, a felon, was never thus waited upon.
Ben-Hur
5
We shouldn't have been exactly proud of a felon in the family.
The Freelands
6
He who is silent before justice is a felon to the crown.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
7
Walter is also charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition.
Reuters
8
When this notorious felon was under sentence of death, the Right Hon.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14,...
9
You never sin against the law-hewas a felon by his trade.
Night and Morning, Volume 4
10
I never saw a felon, but I have diagnosed it as such.
Dear Enemy
11
The felon was not there, but his filthy garments betrayed his passage.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
12
This has been known to cure a great many cases of felon.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
13
He was charged with being a felon in possession of a gun.
Reuters
14
But for you, and Mr. Sawyer, I should have died a felon.
Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks
15
If one is caught again begging, he shall be deemed a felon.
Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600 / King ...
16
I think him more likely to be a cat's-paw than a felon.
Foul Play
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Translations for felon
Portuguese
fora-de-lei
Felon through the time
Felon across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common