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con·vict    Audio Help   [v., adj. kuhn-vikt; n. kon-vikt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.
2.to impress with a sense of guilt.
–noun
3.a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
4.a person serving a prison sentence.
–adjective
5.Archaic. convicted.

[Origin: 1350–1400; (v.) ME convicten < L convictus ptp. of convincere, equiv. to con- con- + vic- var. s. of vincere to overcome + -tus ptp. suffix (see convince); (n., adj.) ME convict, ptp. of convicten (or directly < L)]

con·vict·a·ble, con·vict·i·ble, adjective
con·vic·tive, adjective
con·vic·tive·ly, adverb
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con·vict    Audio Help   (kən-vĭkt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   con·vict·ed, con·vict·ing, con·victs

v.   tr.
  1. Law To find or prove (someone) guilty of an offense or crime, especially by the verdict of a court: The jury convicted the defendant of manslaughter.
  2. To show or declare to be blameworthy; condemn: His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.
  3. To make aware of one's sinfulness or guilt.

v.   intr.
To return a verdict of guilty in a court: "We need jurors . . . who will not convict merely because they are suspicious" (Scott Turow).

n.   Law (kŏn'vĭkt')
  1. A person found or declared guilty of an offense or crime.
  2. A person serving a sentence of imprisonment.

adj.   Archaic
Found guilty; convicted.


[Middle English convicten, from Latin convincere, convict-; see convince.]

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convict  (v.)
c.1340, from L. convictus, pp. of convincere (see convince). Replaced O.E. v. oferstælan. The noun is first attested c.1475, from the verb; slang shortening con is from 1893. Conviction "firm belief" is 1699.

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convict

noun
1. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison 
2. a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense 

verb
1. find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" [ant: acquit

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convict [kənˈvikt] verb
to prove or declare (someone) guilty
Example: She was convicted of theft.
Arabic: يُدين، يُجرِّم
Chinese (Simplified): 证明或宣判…有罪
Chinese (Traditional): 證明或宣判…有罪
Czech: usvědčit
Danish: kende(s) skyldig; domfælde(s); straffe(s)
Dutch: veroordelen
Estonian: süüdi mõistma
Finnish: tuomita syylliseksi
French: déclarer coupable
German: überführen
Greek: καταδικάζω
Hungarian: elítél
Icelandic: sakfella
Indonesian: menyatakan bersalah
Italian: condannare
Japanese: 有罪と宣告する
Korean: 유죄를 입증하다, 유죄 판결을 하다
Latvian: notiesāt; atzīt par vainīgu
Lithuanian: pripažinti kaltu, nuteisti
Norwegian: erklære skyldig, felle dom over
Polish: skazywać
Portuguese (Brazil): condenar
Portuguese (Portugal): condenar
Romanian: con­damnat
Russian: признавать виновным
Slovak: usvedčiť
Slovenian: obsoditi
Spanish: declarar culpable, condenar
Swedish: fälla, förklara (döma) skyldig
Turkish: suçlu bulmak, mahkûm etmek
convict [kənˈviktˈkonvikt] noun
a person serving a sentence for a crime
Example: Two of the convicts have escaped from prison.
Arabic: مُدان، مَحكوم بالسَّجْن
Chinese (Simplified): 罪犯
Chinese (Traditional): 罪犯
Czech: trestanec
Danish: indsat; straffefange; fange
Dutch: gevangene
Estonian: karistusalune
Finnish: rangaistusvanki
French: détenu, *-ue
German: der Sträfling
Greek: κατάδικος
Hungarian: elítélt
Icelandic: refsifangi
Indonesian: narapidana
Italian: detenuto
Japanese: 囚人
Korean: 기결수
Latvian: notiesātais; katordznieks
Lithuanian: nuteistasis, kalinys
Norwegian: straffange, domfelt
Polish: skazaniec
Portuguese (Brazil): condenado
Portuguese (Portugal): condenado
Romanian: condamnare
Russian: заключённый
Slovak: trestanec, -kyňa
Slovenian: kaznjenec
Spanish: presidiario, recluso
Swedish: straffånge
Turkish: hükümlü
See also: conviction

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Convict

Con*vict"\, p.a. [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See Convice.] Proved or found guilty; convicted. [Obs.] --Shak.

Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. --Milton.
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Convict

Con"vict\, n. 1. A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime.

2. A criminal sentenced to penal servitude.

Syn: Malefactor; culprit; felon; criminal.
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Convict

Con*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Convicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Convicting.]

1. To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's conscience.

He [Baxter] . . . had been convicted by a jury. --Macaulay.

They which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one. --John viii. 9.

2. To prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.

3. To demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove.

Imagining that these proofs will convict a testament, to have that in it which other men can nowhere by reading find. --Hooker.

4. To defeat; to doom to destruction. [Obs.]

A whole armado of convicted sail. --Shak.

Syn: To confute; defect; convince; confound.
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