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verb
- 1. declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law: "the thieves were convicted of the robbery"
noun
- 1. a person found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment: "two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint"
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Convict definition: to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial. See examples of CONVICT used 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.
A convict is a person who is found or declared guilty of an offense or crime, especially by a court. Learn how to use the word convict as a verb, noun, or adjective, and see synonyms, translations, and related terms.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the verb convict, which means to decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime. See examples, synonyms and related topics in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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