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con⋅vict
[v., adj. kuh
n-vikt; n. kon-vikt] 
–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)
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)
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 (kən-vĭkt') v. con·vict·ed, con·vict·ing, con·victs v. tr.
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')
Found guilty; convicted. [Middle English convicten, from Latin convincere, convict-; see convince.] |
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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.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.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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Language Translation for : convict
Spanish:
declarar culpable, condenar,
German:
überführen,
Japanese:
有罪と宣告する
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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
Main Entry: 2con·vict
Pronunciation: 'kän-"vikt
Function: noun
: a person convicted of and serving a sentence for a crime
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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