felon
a criminal
TRANSLATION
der Verbrecher, die Verbrecherin, der Straftäter
STATISTICS
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Rap artist Snoop Dogg could face firearms charges after riding to an awards show with armed bodyguards in a bullet-proof van equipped with gun ports. Snoop Dogg is a convicted FELON after a drug offence in 1990, and is prohibited by federal law from possessing firearms or from hiring armed security, federal authorities said."
(BBC News - 26th June 2003)
(BBC News - 26th June 2003)
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felon
1. Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: criminal, crook, outlaw, malefactor]
2. One who has committed a felony.
Origin:
Middle English feloun, from Old French felon, wicked, a wicked person, from Medieval Latin fell, felln-, possibly of Germanic origin.
Note:
You will hear this word used more often in the USA than the UK
Synonyms:
criminal, crook, outlaw, malefactor
felon
1. Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: criminal, crook, outlaw, malefactor]
2. One who has committed a felony.
Origin:
Middle English feloun, from Old French felon, wicked, a wicked person, from Medieval Latin fell, felln-, possibly of Germanic origin.
Note:
You will hear this word used more often in the USA than the UK
Synonyms:
criminal, crook, outlaw, malefactor
