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means Someone convicted of a serious crime — one punishable by over a year in prison or worse — a label that sticks long after the courtroom empties.

from From Old French 'felon' (wicked, treacherous), probably from Late Latin 'fellonem,' whose own roots are murky — maybe tied to Latin 'fel' (gall or bitterness, suggesting a bitter, venomous nature), or possibly from a Germanic word for one who beats or strikes. Medieval law seized the term for anyone guilty of a felony — originally any grave offense that could cost you your land, your goods, or your neck — and the word has carried that weight of permanent disgrace ever since.