What does convict mean?
Definitions for convict
kənˈvɪkt; ˈkɒn vɪktcon·vict
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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"
Wiktionary
convict(Noun)
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
Etymology: From convicter, from convictus, the past participle of convinco
convict(Noun)
A person deported to a penal colony.
Etymology: From convicter, from convictus, the past participle of convinco
convict(Noun)
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.
Etymology: From convicter, from convictus, the past participle of convinco
convict(Verb)
To find guilty
Etymology: From convicter, from convictus, the past participle of convinco
Webster Dictionary
Convict
proved or found guilty; convicted
Etymology: [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice.]
Convict(noun)
a person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime
Etymology: [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice.]
Convict(noun)
a criminal sentenced to penal servitude
Etymology: [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice.]
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
Etymology: [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice.]
Convict(verb)
to prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute
Etymology: [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice.]
Convict(verb)
to demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove
Etymology: [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice.]
Convict(verb)
to defeat; to doom to destruction
Etymology: [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice.]
Freebase
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
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.]
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'convict' in Verbs Frequency: #942
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of convict in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of convict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of convict in a Sentence
If they convict me, censorship has triumphed, in that courtroom I am the accused, but that courtroom is also under scrutiny from public opinion.
All the evidence used to convict Mr. Bush is undermined or simply not true, in fact, theres evidence that goes to his actual innocence. Theres a much more probable suspect, and thats John Jones.
This indisputable evidence would then be used to convict the smugglers and traders involved.
They (the police) summon them and find reasons to convict them under those very fuzzy articles of criminal law. It completely violates the law but they use it very regularly.
Placed into a pure nitrogen environment, the convict would be unconscious within a minute (possibly even after a breath or two) and would be dead soon after, its failure rate, that is, cases in which the prisoner survives, would likely be much lower than what we see with current death penalty methods.
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- مدان, سجينArabic
- осъждам, каторжник, признавам за виновен, осъденBulgarian
- odsouzený, odsoudit, usvědčitCzech
- Sträfling, verurteilen, überführenGerman
- κατάδικοςGreek
- condenarSpanish
- rangaistusvanki, tuomittu, tuomita, vankiFinnish
- reconnaître coupableFrench
- הרשיעHebrew
- դատապարտյալArmenian
- condannare, carcerato, deportato, condannatoItalian
- 犯罪者, 受刑者, 囚人Japanese
- nuteistasis, nuteisti, nuteistoji, pripažinti kaltuLithuanian
- veroordelen, vonnissen, veroordeelde, strafkolonistDutch
- skazywać, skazać, skazaniecPolish
- condenar, condenadoPortuguese
- зэк, осуждённый, осуждать, з/к, заключённый, каторжник, осудитьRussian
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