felonfel‧on /ˈfelən/ noun [countable] law 
By law, convicted felons (=criminals who are sent to prison) may not own or use guns.
WORD ORIGINfelon
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French, Medieval Latin fello ‘person who does evil’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Oakdale Prison holds over 600 dangerous felons.
- Stevens said his plan would keep guns out of felons' hands.
- For those and other crimes the two felons were taken by tumbril to the Nuremberg scaffold.
- He received a fixed salary, with an extra fee per execution and half that sum for each felon tortured.
- If Diaz is convicted of robbing Leal, he could face 15 years to life in jail as a predicate felon.
- Just how could every eligible felon be beheaded by the sword, the only decapitation method currently available?
- Much of its period charm persists, along with its claim that no felon may be arrested there.
- They feared that some one would get hurt as his volunteers confronted dope-crazed felons.
- Wednesday morning, unaware that he had transported a felon.
THESAURUS
someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime. Criminal is used especially about someone who often does things that are illegal: · Criminals are stealing people's credit card details off the Internet.· He is one of the most wanted criminals in the United States.
someone who breaks the law: · The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders.· a special prison for young offenders
informal a dishonest person, especially one who steals money and who you cannot trust: · Some politicians are crooks, but not all of them.· They're just a bunch of crooks.
law especially American English someone who has committed a serious crime: · Convicted felons should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.
the person who has done something wrong or illegal: · The culprits were never found.· If I ever catch the culprit, he or she is in big trouble.· The culprits were just six years old.
a young person who behaves badly and is likely to commit crimes – used especially in the phrase juvenile delinquent: · He later worked with juvenile delinquents in a Florida youth services program.
someone who helps a criminal to do something illegal: · Police believe the murderer must have had an accomplice.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is guilty of a crime someone who is guilty of a serious crime or of several crimes: · Grimes is considered to be one of the most dangerous criminals in the US.· Sending children to adult prisons just means they learn to be 'better' criminals from the adult inmates.common criminal (=not someone who commits crimes for political reasons or because of their principles): · The British government maintains that Donavan is a common criminal who should be brought to justice.
someone who has broken the law and is punished for doing this: · The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders.young offenderBritish /juvenile offender American (=under 18 years old): · The committee will investigate more effective ways of dealing with young offenders.
someone, especially a young person, who is guilty of criminal behaviour such as fighting or destroying things: · He blames most of the town's problems on local delinquents.juvenile delinquent (=one who is still a child): · More than half of all juvenile delinquents currently in state institutions have disturbed family backgrounds.
someone who does something illegal - used especially in newspapers or on television: · The penalties must be severe enough to deter lawbreakers.· Police say lawbreakers are encouraged by the slowness of the judicial system.
someone who is guilty of a serious crime - used especially in the legal system in the US: · Oakdale Prison holds over 600 dangerous felons.· Stevens said his plan would keep guns out of felons' hands.
someone who is wanted is being looked for by the police because they are thought to be guilty of a crime: wanted for: · Richards is wanted for the murder of a security guard at the City Bank in December of last year.most wanted man/criminal/fugitive etc: · The mass murderer known as the "Yorkshire Ripper" was for a long time the most wanted man in Britain.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY By law, convicted felons (=criminals who are sent to prison) may not own or use guns.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
someone who is guilty of a serious crime SYN criminal: By law, convicted felons (=criminals who are sent to prison) may not own or use guns.· It is the right of any convicted felon, great or small, to apply for a pardon.· By law, a convicted felon is not allowed to possess or use a firearm.· As soon as he found out I was a convicted felon, he was in a rush to be friends.· Our courts and prisons are so overcrowded that convicted felons walk free.· Manuel Mendez, who came to the United States when he was 4, is a convicted felon.
By law, convicted felons (=criminals who are sent to prison) may not own or use guns.