Definitions for Convictkənˈvɪkt; ˈkɒn vɪkt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•victkənˈvɪkt; ˈkɒn vɪkt(v., adj.; n.; v.t.)
to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial.
Category: Law
to impress with a sense of guilt.
(n.)a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
Category: Law
a person serving a prison sentence.
Category: Law
(adj.)Archaic. convicted.
Origin of convict:
1350–1400; ME < L convictus, ptp. of convincere to overcome (in a suit), convict; see convince
con•vic′tive•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird(noun)
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
convict(verb)
a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense
convict(verb)
find or declare guilty
"The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
convict(verb)ənˈvɪkt; n. ˈkɒn vɪkt
to prove in a court that sb is guilty of a crime
to convict sb of murder/corruption/robbery; two men convicted on terrorism charges
convict(noun)ənˈvɪkt; n. ˈkɒn vɪkt
sb who has been proved guilty of a crime and put in jail
convicts who escaped from jail
Wiktionary
convict(Noun)
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
convict(Noun)
A person deported to a penal colony.
convict(Noun)
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.
convict(Verb)
To find guilty
Origin: From convicter, from convictus, the past participle of convinco
Webster Dictionary
Convict(u)
proved or found guilty; convicted
Convict(noun)
a person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime
Convict(noun)
a criminal sentenced to penal servitude
Convict(verb)
to prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's conscience
Convict(verb)
to prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute
Convict(verb)
to demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove
Convict(verb)
to defeat; to doom to destruction
Translations for Convict
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gevangeneAfrikaans

- مُدان، مَحكوم بالسَّجْنArabic

- затворникBulgarian

- condenadoPortuguese (BR)

- trestanecCzech

- der SträflingGerman

- indsat; straffefange; fangeDanish

- κατάδικοςGreek

- presidiario, reclusoSpanish

- karistusaluneEstonian

- محکوم؛ مجرمFarsi

- tuomitaFinnish

- détenu/-ueFrench

- אָסִירHebrew

- दोषीHindi

- kažnjenik, robijašCroatian

- elítéltHungarian

- narapidanaIndonesian

- refsifangiIcelandic

- detenutoItalian

- 囚人Japanese

- 기결수Korean

- nuteistasis, kalinysLithuanian

- notiesātais; katordznieksLatvian

- pesalahMalay

- gevangeneDutch

- straffange, domfeltNorwegian

- skazaniecPolish

- محکوم؛ مجرمPersian

- محکومPashto

- condenadoPortuguese

- condamnareRomanian

- заключённыйRussian

- trestanec, -kyňaSlovak

- kaznjenecSlovenian

- osuđenikSerbian

- straffångeSwedish

- ผู้ที่ถูกตัดสินว่ามีความผิดThai

- hükümlüTurkish

- 罪犯Chinese (Trad.)

- засудженийUkrainian

- سزا يافتہUrdu

- người bị kết án tùVietnamese

- 罪犯Chinese (Simp.)

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