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having officially been found guilty of a crime in a law court: Being a convicted criminal, I couldn't really get a job. a convicted murderer. See. convict. Fewer examples. The early release of convicted criminals is a heated issue. It is a federal crime for a convicted felon to possess a gun.
Convicted definition: proven or declared guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial. See examples of CONVICTED used in a sentence.
CONVICT definition: 1. to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime: 2. someone who is in…. Learn more.
CONVICTION definition: 1. the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially…. Learn more.
noun. con· vict ˈkän-ˌvikt. 1. : a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime. 2. : a person serving a usually long prison sentence. Synonyms.
n. 1. (Law) a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment. 2. (Law) a person serving a prison sentence. adj. obsolete convicted. [C14: from Latin convictus convicted of crime, from convincere to prove guilty, convince] conˈvictable, conˈvictible adj.
noun. /kənˈvɪkʃn/ Idioms. [countable, uncountable] the act of finding somebody guilty of a crime in court; the fact of having been found guilty. He plans to appeal against his conviction. conviction for something She has six previous convictions for theft.
