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felon

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) felon (noun)
  2. 2) felon (adjective)
  3. felon de se (noun)
  4. felon herb (noun)
  5. bone felon (noun)

1fel·on

noun \ˈfe-lən\

Definition of FELON

1
: one who has committed a felony
2
archaic : villain
3
: whitlow
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Origin of FELON

Middle English, from Anglo-French felun, fel evildoer, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fillen to beat, whip, fel skin — more at fell
First Known Use: 13th century

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with FELON

melon

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