convicted

[ kuhn-vik-tid ]
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adjective
  1. proven or declared guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial:One of the men posing as a contractor turned out to be a convicted drug trafficker.

  2. impressed with a sense of guilt:The convicted sinner feels his danger and his need of forgiveness, and is moved to prayer.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of convict.

Origin of convicted

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Other words from convicted

  • half-con·vict·ed, adjective
  • self-con·vict·ed, adjective
  • un·con·vict·ed, adjective

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