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–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)

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—Related forms

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.

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.
To show or declare to be blameworthy; condemn: His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.
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')

A person found or declared guilty of an offense or crime.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
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

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: ¹con·vict
Pronunciation: k&n-'vikt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin convictus past participle of convincere to find guilty, prove, from com- with, together + vincer to conquer
: to find guilty of a criminal offense <was convicted of fraud> —compare ACQUIT

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: ²con·vict
Pronunciation: 'kän-"vikt
Function: noun
: a person convicted of and serving a sentence for a crime

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Convict

Con*vic"tion\, n. [L. convictio proof: cf. F. conviction conviction (in sense 3 & 4). See Convict, Convince.]

1. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.

The greater certainty of conviction and the greater certainty of punishment. --Hallam.

2. (Law) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal.

Conviction may accrue two ways. --Blackstone.

3. The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.

For all his tedious talk is but vain boast, Or subtle shifts conviction to evade. --Milton.

4. The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.

To call good evil, and evil good, against the conviction of their own consciences. --Swift.

And did you presently fall under the power of this conviction? --Bunyan.

Syn: Conviction; persuasion.

Usage: Conviction respects soley matters of belief or faith; persuasion respects matters of belief or practice. Conviction respects our most important duties; persuasion is frequently applied to matters of indifference. --Crabb. -- Conviction is the result of the [operation of the] understanding; persuasion, of the will. Conviction is a necessity of the mind, persuasion an acquiescence of the inclination. --C. J. Smith. -- Persuasion often induces men to act in opposition to their conviction of duty.

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