convict

[ verb, adjective kuh n-vikt; noun kon-vikt ]

/ verb, adjective kənˈvɪkt; noun ˈkɒn vɪkt /

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verb (used with object)

to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.

to impress with a sense of guilt.

noun

a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.

a person serving a prison sentence.

adjective

Archaic. convicted.

Origin of convict

1350–1400; (v.) Middle English convicten < Latin convictus past participle of convincere, equivalent to con- con- + vic- variant stem of vincere to overcome + -tus past participle suffix (see convince); (noun, adj.) Middle English convict, past participle of convicten (or directly < L)

OTHER WORDS FROM convict

con·vict·a·ble, con·vict·i·ble, adjective con·vic·tive, adjective con·vic·tive·ly, adverb half-con·vict·ed, adjective

pre·con·vict, verb (used with object) re·con·vict, verb (used with object) self-con·vict·ed, adjective un·con·vict·ed, adjective un·con·vict·ing, adjective un·con·vic·tive, adjective

Words nearby convict

conveyancer, conveyancing, conveyor, conveyor belt, conveyorize, convict, convictfish, conviction, convictive, convince, convincing

Example sentences from the Web for convict

As in most prisons, the “trusty” was a convict the warden trusted and thus had special privileges.

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And revolutionary courts often convict and sentence journalists to prison on these baseless charges.

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The jury decided that the case was not strong enough to convict.

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He had traded his convict uniform for civilian attire, though he still had on prison-issue footwear.

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Moonen was not subsequently charged, as investigators could not find sufficient evidence to convict him, according to CNN.

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Like several Australian cities, Punta Arenas was a convict colony.

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A short-handled broom is also found in one corner of the cell, with which the convict brushes it out every morning.

The Twin Hells |John N. Reynolds
In the bottom of the dingey lay a man, apparently dead, wearing the clothes of a convict.

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To convict and condemn the poor peasants, of whom no one would think twice, was a mere trifle.

The Honor of the Name |Emile Gaboriau
But the House, by a large majority, refused even to compel the Home Secretary to detain the convict ship pending its revision.

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British Dictionary definitions for convict

convict

verb (kənˈvɪkt) (tr)

to pronounce (someone) guilty of an offence

noun (ˈkɒnvɪkt)

a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment

a person serving a prison sentence

adjective (kənˈvɪkt)

obsolete convicted

Derived forms of convict

convictable or convictible, adjective

Word Origin for convict

C14: from Latin convictus convicted of crime, from convincere to prove guilty, convince

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verb (kənˈvɪkt) (tr)

noun (ˈkɒnvɪkt)

adjective (kənˈvɪkt)

Derived forms of convict

Word Origin for convict

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convict

verb (used with object)

noun

adjective

Origin of convict

OTHER WORDS FROM convict

Words nearby convict

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verb (kənˈvɪkt) (tr)

noun (ˈkɒnvɪkt)

adjective (kənˈvɪkt)

Derived forms of convict

Word Origin for convict

British Dictionary definitions for convict