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ALL meanings of convict

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  • verb convict If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court. 3
  • countable noun convict A convict is someone who is in prison. 3
  • verb convict to pronounce (someone) guilty of an offence 3
  • noun convict a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment 3
  • noun convict a person serving a prison sentence 3
  • abbreviation CONVICT convicted 3
  • verb transitive convict to prove (a person) guilty 3
  • verb transitive convict to judge and find guilty of an offense charged 3
  • verb transitive convict to bring to a realization of one's guilt 3
  • noun convict a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court 3
  • noun convict a person serving a sentence in prison 3
  • verb with object convict to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony. 1
  • verb with object convict to impress with a sense of guilt. 1
  • noun convict a person proved or declared guilty of an offense. 1
  • noun convict a person serving a prison sentence. 1
  • adjective convict Archaic. convicted. 1
  • noun convict 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. 1
  • transitive verb convict of a crime 1
  • noun convict person in jail 1
  • noun convict (law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body. 0
  • noun convict A person deported to a penal colony. 0
  • noun convict A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes. 0
  • verb convict (Transitive Verb) To find guilty. 0
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