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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: 1. to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime: 2. someone who is in…. Learn more.
1. : to find or prove to be guilty. The jury convicted them of fraud. 2. : to convince of error or sinfulness. intransitive verb. : to find a defendant guilty. Remarkably, two of the jurors boldly dug in their heels and pressed to convict. John Grisham. convict. 3 of 3. noun.
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: to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial. See examples of CONVICT used in a sentence.
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. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation. American English pronunciation. You may also like. Collins. Apps. English Quiz. Confusables.
CONVICT definition: 1. to decide officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a particular crime: 2. someone…. Learn more.
convict. verb. /kənˈvɪkt/. [often passive] Verb Forms. convict somebody (of something) to decide and state officially in court that someone is guilty of a crime a convicted murderer He was convicted of fraud. There wasn't enough evidence to convict her.
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.
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.
As a verb, to convict means to prove or officially announce a finding that a criminal defendant is guilty of a criminal offense after a trial, guilty plea (see also plea bargain), or plea of nolo contendere.
