convict
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[edit] Etymology
From Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, past participle of convinco
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to convict (third-person singular simple present convicts, present participle convicting, simple past and past participle convicted)
- (transitive) To find guilty of a crime as a result of legal proceedings.
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to find guilty
[edit] Pronunciation 2
- (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ ; SAMPA: /"kQnvIkt
- (US) AHD: kŏn'vĭkt; IPA: /ˈkɑnvɪkt/ ; SAMPA: /"kAnvIkt/
- Audio (US), nounhelp, file
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convict (plural convicts)
- A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
- A person transported to a penal colony.
- A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.
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- (person convicted of crime): assigned servant, con, government man, public servant
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person convicted of a crime
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person transported to a penal colony
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