convicted; convicting; convicts
1
: to find or prove to be guilty
The jury convicted them of fraud.
2
: to convince of error or sinfulness
: to find a defendant guilty
Remarkably, two of the jurors boldly dug in their heels and pressed to convict.—
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con·vict
ˈkän-ˌvikt 
1
: a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime
2
: a person serving a usually long prison sentence
Synonyms
Examples of convict in a Sentence
Verb
There is sufficient evidence to convict.
He was convicted in federal court.
The jury convicted them on three counts of fraud.
Have you ever been convicted of a crime?
Noun
a warning that the three escaped convicts were armed and dangerous
Recent Examples on the WebKeri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
Only eight judges have been convicted, though experts say some others have resigned before their cases went to trial or any official articles of impeachment could be brought forward to them.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 12 July 2024
This past March, a jury convicted Kirchner of four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
Hercules, who was previously convicted of deed theft in Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
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Verb
On Wednesday, he was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping for oral copulation and forced oral copulation, prosecutors said.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
Only eight judges have been convicted, though experts say some others have resigned before their cases went to trial or any official articles of impeachment could be brought forward to them.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 12 July 2024
This past March, a jury convicted Kirchner of four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
Hercules, who was previously convicted of deed theft in Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convict. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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convict
1 of 2 verb
con·vict
kən-ˈvikt
: to find or prove guilty
convict
2 of 2 noun
con·vict
ˈkän-ˌvikt
: a person serving a prison sentence
Legal Definition
convict
2 of 2 noun
con·vict
ˈkän-ˌvikt
: a person convicted of and serving a sentence for a crime
Etymology
Transitive verb
Latin convictus past participle of convincere to find guilty, prove, from com- with, together + vincer to conquer
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