convict

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Pronunciation 2 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Derived terms 1.5.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincere 'convict'

[edit] Pronunciation 1

• AHD: kən'vĭkt, IPA: /kənˈvɪkt/, SAMPA: /"k@nvIkt/
•  Audio (US), verb^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɪkt

[edit] Verb

to convict (third-person singular simple present convicts, present participle convicting, simple past and past participle convicted)

1. (transitive) To find guilty
   1. as a result of legal proceedings, about of a crime
   2. informally, notably in a moral sense; said about both perpetartor and act.

[edit] Synonyms

• (legal crime) sentence
• (informal) disapprove

[edit] Related terms

• conviction

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[edit] Pronunciation 2

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ ; SAMPA: /"kQnvIkt
• (US) AHD: kŏn'vĭkt; IPA: /ˈkɑnvɪkt/ ; SAMPA: /"kAnvIkt/
•  Audio (US), noun^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

convict (plural convicts)

1. (law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
2. A person deported to a penal colony.
3. A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.

[edit] Synonyms

• (person convicted of crime): assigned servant, con, government man, public servant
• (person deported to a penal colony): penal colonist

[edit] Derived terms

• con (synonym)

[edit] Translations