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con⋅vict

  [v., adj. kuhn-vikt; n. kon-vikt]
Use reconvict in a Sentence
–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)

Related forms:
con⋅vict⋅a⋅ble, con⋅vict⋅i⋅ble, adjective
con⋅vic⋅tive, adjective
con⋅vic⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

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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Legal Dictionary

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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