FELON Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

felon

noun

Definition of felon

as in criminal

a person who has committed a serious crime The convicted felon wanted to make amends after his release from jail.

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Recent Examples of felon Police said Huston was arrested the next day on charges related to being a felon in possession of a firearm and brandishing a firearm during the incident. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The desire to protect victims and encourage trust in law enforcement is laudable, but do existing laws go too far in prohibiting cooperation with federal authorities regarding suspects of violent crime and felons in the country illegally? — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026 What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 But for the first time in decades, the Justice Department is allowing ex-felons a chance to regain their gun ownership rights. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for felon

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That same month, criminals nabbed a $4 million diamond necklace from Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK).

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
For decades, Hollywood actor Danny Trejo’s bread and butter was playing gangsters, prison inmates and other assorted criminals.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

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Throughout Israel’s history, even in the rare cases of conviction of a soldier or a policeman for killing Palestinians, the maximum time a perpetrator spent in prison was three years and four months.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Before the crime is committed, a construction worker stares at the perpetrator in the back of the vehicle.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of perpetrator

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