Definition of convict
archaic
: having been convicted
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Origin and Etymology of convict
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined above
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Definition of convict
convicted;
convicting;
convicts
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: to find or prove to be guilty
- The jury convicted them of fraud.
2
: to convince of error or sinfulness
: 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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Gapp is the second man convicted in connection with the September 2015 death of 26-year-old Kayla Raatz, who Gapp was dating at the time.
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Arce was later identified as a Cuban intelligence official, and still later was convicted in Cuba of spying against Havana, along with husband Miguel Álvarez.
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Sports Illustrated is reporting Keim was convicted of DUI in 1996.
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Again: This is not meant to convict McCoy in the court of public opinion for either his latest situation or for any of his previous situations.
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Skripal, a former Russian intelligence officer once convicted in his homeland of spying for Britain, was attacked with Novichok at his home in Salisbury, a city roughly 10 miles south of Amesbury, where his daughter had been visiting him.
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The trial comes just months after a former top aide to Cuomo was convicted in a related trial.
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After the fight, Scott was captured and imprisoned (as seen in Civil War), then apparently tried and convicted in America, and sentenced to two years of house arrest.
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None of the former Gun Trace Task Force detectives convicted in the federal corruption case have yet been sentenced.
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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
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of convict
1
: a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime
2
: 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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The titular character, a bulletproof ex-convict with superhuman strength who rids Harlem of its criminals, made the series ripe for comparisons to the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Instead, Cox began primarily attracting ex-convicts.
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An ex-convict now working as an undercover cop returns to prison to infiltrate the mob.
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Two Cambodians ex-convicts on March 30 received pardons from California Gov. Jerry Brown, at least temporarily removing the risk they might be deported.
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Celena's probation officer helped her get a job at Women's Bean Project, a program in Denver that produces pantry dry-goods staples with a workforce made up of women who are ex-convicts, recovering addicts, or domestic-violence survivors.
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After the Civil War, convict-leasing systems were used to manage former slaves and exploit their labor.
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Wochit Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana is the place where ex-convicts go for second chances.
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Tim Loh, Bloomberg News power reporter, discusses Don Blankenship’s Senate run in West Virginia, where the former convict and former coal executive is challenging democratic incumbent Joe Manchin with a decidedly pro-Trump platform.
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Origin and Etymology of convict
see 2convict
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearOther Legal Terms
CONVICT Defined for English Language Learners
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
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
legal Definition of convict
: to find guilty of a criminal offense
- was convicted of fraud
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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