felon

adjective · nounA2

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Tính từ

adjective

1.
(poetic)(chiefly poetic) Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked.
2.
(broadly)(by extension) Of a place: harsh, savage, wild; of a thing: deadly; harmful.
3.
(obsolete, rare)Obtained through a felony; stolen.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

felons

1.
(criminal law) A person who has committed a felony (“a serious criminal offence”); specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.
2.
(obsolete)An evil or wicked person.
3.
(broadly, obsolete)(obsolete, by extension) A predatory animal regarded as cruel or wicked.
4.
(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”).

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

convict criminal culprit malefactor

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

The adjective is derived from Middle English feloun, felun, from Old French felon (bad, evil, immoral) (compare fel (evil; despicable, vile)), from fellōnem; further etymology uncertain.