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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.
A convict is a person who has been found guilty — convicted — of a crime and is serving a sentence in prison. When you convict (accent on the second syllable) someone of a crime, you find them guilty.
Convict definition: to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial. See examples of CONVICT used in a sentence.
[VERB noun] ...a convicted drug dealer. [VERB-ed] [ Also V n of n] Synonyms: find guilty, sentence, condemn, imprison More Synonyms of convict. 2. countable noun. A convict is someone who is in prison. [journalism] Synonyms: prisoner, criminal, con [slang], lag [slang] More Synonyms of convict. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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.
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.
CONVICT definition: 1. to decide officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a particular crime: 2. someone…. Learn more.
Convict definition: To find or prove (someone) guilty of an offense or crime, especially by the verdict of a court.
ˈkɑnvɪkt/ v. Law to prove or declare (someone) guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial: [ ~ + object] The defendant was convicted and sent to jail. [ ~ + object + of + object] The jury convicted him of murder. n. [ countable] Law a person found guilty of a crime and serving a sentence in prison. See -vict-.
