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- [verb, adjective kuh n-vikt; noun kon-vikt]
- /verb, adjective kənˈvɪkt; noun ˈkɒn vɪkt/
- /kənˈvɪkt/
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- [verb, adjective kuh n-vikt; noun kon-vikt]
- /verb, adjective kənˈvɪkt; noun ˈkɒn vɪkt/
Definitions of convicted word
- verb with object convicted to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony. 1
- verb with object convicted to impress with a sense of guilt. 1
- noun convicted a person proved or declared guilty of an offense. 1
- noun convicted a person serving a prison sentence. 1
- adjective convicted Archaic. convicted. 1
- noun convicted Simple past tense and past participle of convict. 1
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Origin of convicted
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (v.) Middle English convicten < Latin convictus past participle of convincere, equivalent to con- con- + vic- variant stem of vincere to overcome + -tus past participle suffix (see convince); (noun, adj.) Middle English convict, past participle of convicten (or directly < L)
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Parts of speech for Convicted
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
convicted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
convicted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for convicted
adjective convicted
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- doomed — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
- guilty — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- convictable — to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.
- in the wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
Antonyms for convicted
verb convicted
- absolved — Simple past tense and past participle of absolve.
- defogged — Simple past tense and past participle of defog.
- exculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of exculpate.
- manumitted — Simple past tense and past participle of manumit.
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