convict
convict definition
con·vict (kən vikt′; for n. kän′vikt′)
transitive verb
- to prove (a person) guilty convicted by the evidence
- to judge and find guilty of an offense charged the jury convicted him of theft
- 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
- a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court
- a person serving a sentence in prison
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