felon vs scofflaw

scofflaw vs felon

felon and scofflaw both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
felon	Yes	No	No	No
scofflaw	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scofflaw is a hyponym of felon; that is, scofflaw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than felon:

felon: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
scofflaw: one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses

Other hyponyms of felon include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

felon (noun)	scofflaw (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail

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