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- DictionaryConvicted/kənˈviktəd/
adjective
- 1. having been declared guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge: "a convicted murderer"
1. : a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime. 2. : a person serving a usually long prison sentence. Synonyms.
Convicted definition: proven or declared guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial. See examples of CONVICTED used in a sentence.
noun. con· vic· tion kən-ˈvik-shən. Synonyms of conviction. 1. : the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law. 2. a. : a strong persuasion or belief. b. : the state of being convinced. 3. a. : the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth. b.
CONVICTED definition: 1. having officially been found guilty of a crime in a law court: 2. having officially been found…. Learn more.
Synonyms for CONVICTED: condemned, accused, indicted, guilty, culpable, punishable, impeached, indictable; Antonyms of CONVICTED: innocent, acquitted, blameless, clear, guiltless, faultless, cleared, impeccable.
the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding someone guilty: conviction for Since it was her first conviction for stealing, she was given a less severe sentence. He has a long record of previous convictions for similar offenses.
v.tr. 1. Law To find or prove (someone) guilty of an offense or crime, especially by the verdict of a court: The jury convicted the defendant of manslaughter. 2. To show or declare to be blameworthy; condemn: His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity. 3. To make aware of one's sinfulness or guilt. v.intr.
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.
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.
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. The person is then a convict (accent on the first syllable).
