transitive verb

1. to prove (a person) guilty convicted by the evidence
2. to judge and find guilty of an offense charged the jury convicted him of theft
3. to bring to a realization of one's guilt convicted by his own conscience

Etymology: ME convicten < L convictus, pp. of convincere: see convince

noun

1. a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court
2. a person serving a sentence in prison