felon
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fel·on /ˈfelən/ noun [countable] law SCCsomeone who is guilty of a serious crime 重罪犯 SYN criminal By law, convicted felons (=criminals who are sent to prison) may not own or use guns. 按照法律，已判刑的重罪犯不能持有或使用枪支。
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felon• 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 dangerous felons.• He received a fixed salary, with an extra fee per execution and half that sum for each felon tortured.• Just how could every eligible felon be beheaded by the sword, the only decapitation method currently available?• Much of its period charm persists, along with its claim that no felon may be arrested there.• Stevens said his plan would keep guns out of felons' hands.• If Diaz is convicted of robbing Leal, he could face 15 years to life in jail as a predicate felon.• 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]LAW someone who is guilty of a felonyThe aim of the bill was to stop the sale of firearms to convicted felons.Origin felon (1200-1300) Old French Medieval Latin fello “person who does evil”fel·on nounChineseSyllable
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felon
fel‧on /ˈfelən/
noun [countable] law
SYN criminal:
By law, convicted felons (=criminals who are sent to prison) may not own or use guns.
▪ criminal someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime. Criminal is used especially about someone who often does things that are illegal: Criminals are stealing people's credit card details off the Internet. | He is one of the most wanted criminals in the United States.
▪offender someone who breaks the law: The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders. | a special prison for young offenders
▪crook informal a dishonest person, especially one who steals money and who you cannot trust: Some politicians are crooks, but not all of them. | They're just a bunch of crooks.
▪felon law especially American English someone who has committed a serious crime: Convicted felons should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.
▪the culprit the person who has done something wrong or illegal: The culprits were never found. | If I ever catch the culprit, he or she is in big trouble. | The culprits were just six years old.
▪delinquent a young person who behaves badly and is likely to commit crimes - used especially in the phrase juvenile delinquent: He later worked with juvenile delinquents in a Florida youth services program.
▪accomplice someone who helps a criminal to do something illegal: Police believe the murderer must have had an accomplice.
fel‧on /ˈfelən/
noun [countable] law Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: Medieval Latin fello 'person who does evil'
someone who is guilty of a serious crime Language: Old French
Origin: Medieval Latin fello 'person who does evil'
SYN criminal:
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