felon Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
malefactor; crook; outlaw; criminal.
noun a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
whitlow.

OE., adj., cruel, n., villain, ruffian, traitor, whitlow, F. félon traitor, in OF. also, villain, fr. LL. felo. See Fell, a.

(Law) A person who has committed a felony.
A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.
(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.