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felon

[fel-uhn] / ˈfɛl ən /


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He said federal immigration agents would be required to have judicial warrants before entering homes or businesses unless they were pursuing a known felon.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Good was not a violent felon trying to flee the scene of a crime.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Consider the “fleeing felon rule,” which used to allow police to shoot a fleeing felony suspect to prevent their escape even when the suspect posed no danger to others.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Binance, Zhao’s crypto exchange—owned by a felon and shackled by U.S. authorities—was struggling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

A keynote speaker was Charles W. Colson, the born-again Watergate felon turned evangelical thinker.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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