convict

CEFRC1

/kənˈvɪkt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To officially find someone guilty of a crime.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person found guilty of a crime.

Examples

  • The convict was pardoned after serving his sentence.

  • The police are hunting an escaped convict in this area.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɒnvɪkt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

  2. To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).

  3. To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.

More examples

In context

  • His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.

  • He was a convicted felon.

  • And his subjects wrung all they could wring / Out of temple and palace and store. / But when there seemed no more to bring, / His captors convicted the king / Of once having started a war, / And strangled the wretch with a string.

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The jury will blank the defendant only if evidence proves guilt beyond doubt.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Doublet of convince. Displaced native Old English forwyrċan (“to convict, condemn”).