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1. (v.t.) convict
to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial.
2. convict
to impress with a sense of guilt.
3. (n.) convict
a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
4. convict
a person serving a prison sentence.
5. (adj.) convict
Archaic. convicted.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L convictus, ptp. of convincere to overcome (in a suit), convict; see convince)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
2. (verb) convict
a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense
3. (verb) convict
find or declare guilty
"The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"
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1. (verb) convict
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
2. (noun) convict
sb who has been proved guilty of a crime and put in jail
convicts who escaped from jail
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) convict
a person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime
2. (noun) convict
a criminal sentenced to penal servitude
3. convict
proved or found guilty; convicted
4. (verb) convict
to prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's conscience
5. (verb) convict
to prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute
6. (verb) convict
to demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove
7. (verb) convict
to defeat; to doom to destruction
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Sense: to prove or declare (someone) guilty
She was convicted of theft.
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 Afrikaans: veroordeel |
 Arabic: يُدين، يُجرِّم |
 Bulgarian: осъждам |
 Brazilian: condenar |
 Czech: usvědčit |
 German: überführen |
 Danish: kende(s) skyldig; domfæld |
 Greek: καταδικάζω |
 Spanish: declarar culpable, conden |
 Estonian: süüdi mõistma |
 Farsi: گناهکار شناختن |
 Finnish: tuomittu |
 French: déclarer coupable |
 Hebrew: לְהַרשִׁיע |
 Hindi: अपराधी ठहराना |
 Croatian: dokazati, proglasiti kriv |
 Hungarian: elítél |
 Indonesian: menyatakan bersalah |
 Icelandic: sakfella |
 Italian: condannare |
 Japanese: 有罪と宣告する |
 Korean: 유죄를 선고하다 |
 Lithuanian: pripažinti kaltu, nuteist |
 Latvian: notiesāt; atzīt par vainī |
 Malay: bersalah |
 Dutch: veroordelen |
 Norwegian: erklære skyldig, felle do |
 Polish: skazywać |
 Persian: گناهکار شناختن |
 Pashto: تورول، تومتى شوى، محكوم ش |
 Portuguese: condenar |
 Romanian: condamnat |
 Russian: признавать виновным |
 Slovak: usvedčiť |
 Slovenian: obsoditi |
 Serbian: osuditi |
 Swedish: fälla, förklara (döma) sk |
 Thai: พิสูจน์ว่ามีความผิด |
 Turkish: suçlu bulmak, mahkûm etme |
 Taiwanese: 定罪 |
 Ukrainian: визнавати винним |
 Urdu: مجرم قرار دينا، مجرم ثابت |
 Vietnamese: kết án |
 Chinese: 宣判有罪 |
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