From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Crimefelonfel‧on /ˈfelən/ noun [countable] lawSCCsomeone who is guilty of a seriouscrimeSYN criminal
By law, convicted felons (=criminals who are sent to prison) may not own or use guns.Examples from the Corpusfelon• Wednesday morning, unaware that he had transported a felon.• They feared that some one would get hurt as his volunteers confronted dope-crazed felons.• Oakdale Prison holds over 600 dangerousfelons.• Much of its period charmpersists, along with its claim that no felon may be arrested there.• If Diaz is convicted of robbing Leal, he could face 15 years to life in jail as a predicatefelon.• For those and other crimes the two felons were taken by tumbril to the Nuremberg scaffold.convicted felons• As convicted felons are not allowed to profit from their crimes, then Johnson should not be allowed to benefit.• Our courts and prisons are so overcrowded that convicted felons walk free.From Longman Business Dictionaryfelonfel‧on /ˈfelən/ noun [countable]LAWsomeone who is guilty of a felonyThe aim of the bill was to stop the sale of firearms to convicted felons.Originfelon(1200-1300)Old FrenchMedieval Latinfello“person who does evil”
