Convict Definition
kən-vĭkt
convicted, convicts
verb
convicted, convicts
To judge and find guilty of an offense charged.
The jury convicted him of theft.
Webster's New World
To show or declare to be blameworthy; condemn.
His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.
American Heritage
To prove (a person) guilty.
Convicted by the evidence.
Webster's New World
To bring to a realization of one's guilt.
Convicted by his own conscience.
Webster's New World
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noun
A person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court.
Webster's New World
A person serving a sentence in prison.
Webster's New World
One whom a court has determined is guilty of an offense, either by accepting a valid guilty plea from the individual or upon a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury.
To prove or officially find a person to be guilty of an offense.
One serving a prison sentence.
Webster's New World Law
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.
Wiktionary
Origin of Convict
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From Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincere 'convict'
From Wiktionary
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Middle English convicten from Latin convincere convict- convince
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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