Definition of convict
archaic
: having been convicted
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Definition of convict
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: to find or prove to be guilty
- The jury convicted them of fraud.
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: 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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As a result, some tribes have revived the customary, precolonial practice of banishment and exclusion to forbid convicted drug dealers from entering and inhabiting their lands.
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Michael Warren was convicted in 1994 of grand theft, racketeering and odometer tampering and served almost four years in prison.
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The murders were so cold-blooded and heinous, prosecutors say, that Montgomery, 35, deserves the death penalty if convicted.
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He was captured after 16 years on the run, convicted of 11 murders, and is currently serving a life sentence.
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The three others convicted in the case are: Nicquan Midgyett, 22; Londro Patterson, 23; and Hakeem Malik, 21.
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If convicted of the indictment, federal law mandates a judge adds at least seven more years to his sentence.
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But their real-life fairy tale turned into a nightmare in 2015 after the feds indicted and later convicted Chaka Fattah of racketeering, bribery, money laundering, and fraud.
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Was anyone caught or charged or convicted of the crime?
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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
Definition 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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Its central character is Jean Valjean, a former convict living a double-life, and his story crosses paths with a number of other characters, the titular miserable, who are struggling under France's crushing political system.
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As King stood on a second-floor balcony at the Lorraine Motel, he was shot by escaped convict James Earl Ray, an Illinois native.
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The work release program enabled convicts nearing the end of incarceration to work at jobs in the community during the day and sleep at the work-release facility.
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Attorney Malcolm LaVergne said Thursday the 70-year-old former football hero and armed robbery convict is playing lots of golf and has not filed paperwork to move to a different state.
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Out went the scratchy plants, with the aid of a burly ex-convict who liked to work in gardens.
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Typically, convicts will follow a normal process, filing certain papers, letters, forms and petitions to the Office of the Pardon Attorney before the request is brought before the President for consideration.
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Those recommendations usually suggest a cut of about 30 percent as a reward for significant assistance from convicts.
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Its supporters, including a nonpartisan state criminal justice commission, cited research that shows longer prison terms don't change a convict's likelihood of committing another crime.
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Origin and Etymology of convict
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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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