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adjective
- 1. having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge: "a convicted murderer"
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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.
The meaning of CONVICT is having been convicted. How to use convict in a sentence.
CONVICTION definition: 1. the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially…. Learn more.
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.
The meaning of CONVICTION is the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law. How to use conviction in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Conviction.
conviction. noun. /kənˈvɪkʃn/. [countable, uncountable] conviction (for something) the act of finding someone guilty of a crime in court; the fact of having been found guilty She has six previous convictions for theft.
verb. /kənˈvɪkt/ [often passive] Verb Forms. to decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime. be convicted (of something) He was convicted of fraud. a convicted murderer. convict somebody (of something) There wasn’t enough evidence to convict her. opposite acquit. Collocations Criminal justice. Extra Examples.
A conviction is a strong belief or opinion. It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken. Their religious convictions prevented them from taking up arms. Synonyms: belief, view, opinion, principle More Synonyms of conviction. 2. uncountable noun. If you have conviction, you have great confidence in your beliefs or opinions.
