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convict
[ verb adjective kuhn-vikt; noun kon-vikt ]
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.
convict
verb
- to pronounce (someone) guilty of an offence
noun
- a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment
- a person serving a prison sentence
adjective
- obsolete.convicted
Derived Forms
- Dzˈٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Dz··· Dz··· adjective
- Dz··پ adjective
- Dz··پ·ly adverb
- ·Dz· verb (used with object)
- ·Dz· verb (used with object)
- ܲ·Dz··Բ adjective
- un·Dz··پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of convict1
Word History and Origins
Origin of convict1
Example Sentences
His not guilty plea means he will now face trial and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty if he is convicted.
But it is generally understood people cannot be punished and sent to a prison unless they have been convicted of a crime.
A convicted murderer who went on the run from an open prison in Dundee has been found in Edinburgh.
He has previously been convicted of and served time for assault with a deadly weapon, driving under the influence, felony vandalism and a hit-and-run, according to court records.
Thompson and Venables were found guilty of killing James, making them the youngest convicted murderers in modern British history.
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