noun.
In medicine:
noun.
An acute and painful inflammation of the deeper tissues of the finger or toe, especially of the distal phalanx, generally seated near the nail; paronychia; whitlow.
noun.
A sort of inflammation in quadrupeds, similar to whitlow in man.
noun.
A wicked person; a cruel, fierce person; one guilty of heinous crimes.
noun.
In law, a person who has committed a felony. The term is not applicable after legal punishment has been completed.
noun.
Felony.
noun.
Synonyms Criminal, convict, malefactor, culprit, outlaw.
Wicked; malignant; malicious; treacherous; proceeding from a depraved heart.
Obtained by felony or crime; of goods, stolen.
Wretched; forlorn.