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convict

[ verb adjective kuhn-vikt; noun kon-vikt ]

verb (used with object)

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

    to convict a prisoner of a felony.

  2. to impress with a sense of guilt.


noun

  1. a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
  2. a person serving a prison sentence.

adjective

  1. Archaic. convicted.

convict

verb

  1. to pronounce (someone) guilty of an offence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment
  2. a person serving a prison sentence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. obsolete.
    convicted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • conˈvictable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • con·vict·a·ble con·vict·i·ble adjective
  • con·vic·tive adjective
  • con·vic·tive·ly adverb
  • pre·con·vict verb (used with object)
  • re·con·vict verb (used with object)
  • un·con·vict·ing adjective
  • un·con·vic·tive adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of convict1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb convicten, from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere, equivalent to con- “with, together” + vic-, variant stem of vincere “to overcome” + -tus past participle suffix; Middle English noun convict “(a) convict,” adjective convict “convicted,” past participle of convicten “to convince” (or directly from Latin ); con-, convince
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Word History and Origins

Origin of convict1

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

Misch faces 50 years to life after being convicted of these two murders.

With a twice-impeached convicted felon preparing to take the presidential oath for a second time, it’s impossible to rule anything out.

These included that Tudor was convicted of indecently assaulting three underage girls and was jailed for six months in 1988, although the conviction was quashed on technical grounds.

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MacAskill added: "He has returned and will face trial in America, I believe he will be convicted, and he is the bomber."

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He was convicted in absentia earlier this year in France for his role in imprisoning, disappearing and torturing two Syrian-French nationals.

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