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adjective. uk / kənˈvɪk.tɪd / us / kənˈvɪk.tɪd / Add to word list. 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.
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.
to decide officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a particular crime: [ T ] There might not have been enough evidence to convict him. convict. noun [ C ] us / ˈkɑn·vɪkt / someone who has been judged guilty of a crime and is in prison as a result.
1. A person found or declared guilty of an offense or crime. 2. A person serving a sentence of imprisonment. [Middle English convicten, from Latin convincere, convict-; see convince .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
noun. a fixed or firm belief: No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position. the act of convicting someone, as in a court of law; a declaration that a person is guilty of an offense. the state of being convicted. the act of convincing a person by argument or evidence.
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).
to be/not be brave enough to do what you feel to be right. You need to have the courage of your convictions. Definition of conviction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
