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- DictionaryCon·vict
verb
- 1. declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense 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 offense and serving a sentence of imprisonment: "two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint"
1. : a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime. 2. : a person serving a usually long prison sentence. Synonyms.
Convict definition: to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial. See examples of CONVICT used in a sentence.
CONVICT definition: 1. to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime: 2. someone who is in…. Learn more.
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).
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.
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.
1. verb. If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court. In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. [be V -ed of n/v-ing] There was insufficient evidence to convict him. [VERB noun] ...a convicted drug dealer. [VERB-ed]
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.
Jul 7, 2024 · convict (plural convicts) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body. Synonyms: assigned servant, con, government man, (historical) public servant; A person deported to a penal colony. Synonym: penal colonist
