Felon1. (n.) A person guilty of committing a grave crime or felony.
2. (n.) A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.
3. (n.) A kind of whitlow; a painful inflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.
4. (a.) Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal.
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