Ex-Felon

What does "spent" mean? (when you speak about convictions)

Thanks

It is the concept introduced in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act of 1974.  Borrowing the link from Transpondia, here is specific information on when criminal convictions get spent http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/rehabact.htm.

Generally it means in the UK that you do not have to report your criminal record if they have been come spent, including on your immigration applications, but this is a bit of gray area when it comes to non-UK based offenses and generally people should seek legal advice, but the ECO is supposed to not consider convictions that would be deemed spent if they had occured under UK law.