convict
to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.
to impress with a sense of guilt.
a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
a person serving a prison sentence.
Archaic. convicted.
Origin of convict
1Other words from convict
- con·vict·a·ble, con·vict·i·ble, adjective
- con·vic·tive, adjective
- con·vic·tive·ly, adverb
- pre·con·vict, verb (used with object)
- re·con·vict, verb (used with object)
- un·con·vict·ing, adjective
- un·con·vic·tive, adjective
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How to use convict in a sentence
A cheerful convict was found dead by his devoted caretaker one morning.
I spent four years in a prison where each handicapped convict was issued an underpaid inmate assistant.
As in most prisons, the “trusty” was a convict the warden trusted and thus had special privileges.
And revolutionary courts often convict and sentence journalists to prison on these baseless charges.
The jury decided that the case was not strong enough to convict.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab | Clive Irving | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Weary of the day's routine, I welcome the solitude of the cell, impatient even of the greeting of the passing convict.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanWhile a jury might refuse to convict on circumstantial evidence a detective is not so deterred.
It is hard to forgive an inferior for the wrong which he may convict us with; hence he grew heated as his daughter cooled.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasFor six long months a court of inquiry sat, but it could not get evidence enough to convict a single man.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousAt the dinner hour Schiller left my fare to the convict Kunda, who brought me some water, while Schiller stood outside.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio Pellico
British Dictionary definitions for convict
to pronounce (someone) guilty of an offence
a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment
a person serving a prison sentence
obsolete convicted
Origin of convict
1Derived forms of convict
- convictable or convictible, adjective
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