Definition of convict
archaic
:having been convicted
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Origin and Etymology of convict
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Definition of convict
transitive verb
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: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
Examples of convict in a Sentence
There is sufficient evidence to convict.
He was convicted in federal court.
The jury convicted them on three counts of fraud.
Have you ever been convicted of a crime?
Recent Examples of convict from the Web
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Only two men, John Mitchell and Philip Weigel, were convicted and sentenced to hanging, unfortunate enough to have eyewitness testimony place them at Neville’s house.
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On the Aug. 15 National Liberation Day holiday, the new left-leaning president skipped the custom of pardoning business executives convicted of white-collar crimes.
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Reese, 42, was convicted by a jury in December 2016 of murdering her husband Michael Reese.
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An Ohio judge was shot and wounded outside his courthouse Monday by the father of Ma'lik Richmond, one of two young men convicted in a local 2013 rape case that garnered national attention.
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During 2016 fiscal year, ICE removed 240,255 people across the U.S., 58 percent of whom were previously convicted of a crime, according to the agency's latest published statistics.
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David Elliot Moran, 49 and Charles Thomas Newcomb, 45 were convicted of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
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Lost in most of the uproar over Kaepernick’s choice to kneel is the fact that none of the officers involved in the killings of Sterling, Castile, Crutcher, or Scott were convicted of any crime, and most never even saw trial.
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In 2001, a jury convicted McCarthy of stabbing a young man during a brawl in Manchester, N.H., leaving the victim with severe injuries to his neck, chest and stomach.
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Origin and Etymology of convict
Middle English, from Anglo-French convicter, from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere to refute, convict
convict Synonyms
Synonyms
condemnAntonyms
absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicateRelated Words
accuse, arraign, charge, impeach, indict; censure, damn, denounce, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove; admonish, castigate, chastise; penalize, punish, sentenceNear Antonyms
cite, commend, endorse (also indorse); approve, bless, sanctionDefinition of convict
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:a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime
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:a person serving a usually long prison sentence
Examples of convict in a Sentence
a warning that the three escaped convicts were armed and dangerous
Recent Examples of convict from the Web
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But other convict cowboys with lighter sentences had little chance of continuing their careers upon their release.
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Even after the key witness’ credibility collapses on the stand, the jury convicts Warner, who is dragged, dumbfounded, to jail.
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Seventy percent of the staff are ex-convicts; Cala also houses Tacos Cala, an affordable option for neighbors.
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And according to other lawyers who spoke with Emily Bazelon, whose impressively deep dive into the case appears in The New York Times Magazine, the convict-or-else attitude that drives prosecutorial misconduct is alive and well in Weirich’s office.
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An ex-convict from Aurora has been charged in the Thanksgiving Day shooting of a man at an apartment complex on Naperville's far northwest side, authorities announced Tuesday.
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A small, polyester bag that made its way from Earth to the moon to a museum basement and through a future convict’s garage was set for the auction block Thursday seeking multimillion-dollar bids.
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On caning days in Aceh, huge crowds gather to watch as convicts are publicly beaten, an event resembling a medieval spectacle.
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But when Landon decides that the role of Other Woman, especially to an aging convict who still tosses girls in the pool at parties, is no longer acceptable, she is considered suspect.
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Origin and Etymology of convict
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CONVICT Defined for English Language Learners
convict
play
verb
Definition of convict for English Language Learners
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law : to prove that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law
convict
play
noun
Definition of convict for English Language Learners
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: a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison
CONVICT Defined for Kids
Definition of convict for Students
convicted;
convicting
:to prove or find guilty
Definition of convict for Students
:a person serving a prison sentence
Law Dictionary
Origin and Etymology of convict
Latin convictus past participle of convincere to find guilty, prove, from com- with, together + vincer to conquer
legal Definition of convict
:a person convicted of and serving a sentence for a crime
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