Definition of "felon" in English

adjective

1. (chiefly poetic) Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked.

2. (by extension) Of a place: harsh, savage, wild; of a thing: deadly; harmful.

3. (obsolete, rare) Obtained through a felony; stolen.

noun

1. (criminal law) A person who has committed a felony (“serious criminal offence”); specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.

2. (obsolete) An evil or wicked person; also (by extension) a predatory animal regarded as cruel or wicked.

noun

1. (pathology, veterinary medicine) A small infected sore; an abscess, a boil; specifically, a whitlow (“infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail”).