Definitions for convict
kənˈvɪkt; ˈkɒn vɪktcon·vict

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird(noun)

   a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

2. convict(verb)

   a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense

3. convict(verb)

   find or declare guilty

   "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. convict(Noun)

   A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

2. convict(Noun)

   A person deported to a penal colony.

3. convict(Noun)

   A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.

4. convict(Verb)

   To find guilty

Origin: From convicter, from convictus, the past participle of convinco

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Convict

   proved or found guilty; convicted

2. Convict(noun)

   a person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime

3. Convict(noun)

   a criminal sentenced to penal servitude

4. 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

5. Convict(verb)

   to prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute

6. Convict(verb)

   to demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove

7. Convict(verb)

   to defeat; to doom to destruction

Origin: [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Convict

   A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". Convicts are often called prisoners or inmates. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed "convicts". Ex-convict is a common way of referring to a person who has been released from prison. The legal label of "ex-convict" has much wider lifelong implications, so the person may suffer long-term handicaps and social stigma, including restricting access to certain categories of employment. In the Australian context, the Federal government generally will not employ an ex-convict, but some other state organizations may or may not have a time limit restricting employment.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Convict

   kon-vikt′, v.t. to prove guilty: to pronounce guilty.—n. Con′vict, one convicted or found guilty of crime, esp. one who has been condemned to penal servitude.—ns. Convic′tion, act of convincing: strong belief: a proving guilty: (theol.) the condition of being consciously convicted of sin; Con′victism, the convict system.—adj. Convict′ive, able to convince or convict.—Carry conviction, to bear irresistibly the stamp or proof of truth; Under conviction, in such a state of awakened consciousness. [From root of Convince.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'convict' in Verbs Frequency: #942

How to pronounce convict?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of convict in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of convict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of convict in a Sentence

1. Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley:

   If character was a crime, would there be enough evidence to convict you

2. Sharon Black:

   We are all united in our demand to indict the six police officers and convict.

3. Angie Genade:

   This indisputable evidence would then be used to convict the smugglers and traders involved.

4. Doreen Lioy:

   I just believe in him completely, in my opinion, there was far more evidence to convict O.J. Simpson.

5. Radovan Karadzic:

   I know what I wanted, what I did, even what I dreamed of, and there is no reasonable court that would convict me.

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