Convict

Pronunciation

• AHD: kÉ™n'vÄ­kt, IPA: /kÉ™nˈvɪkt/
• Rhymes: -ɪkt

• RP IPA: /ˈkÉ’nvɪkt/
• US AHD: kŏn'vÄ­kt; IPA: /ˈkÉ‘nvɪkt/

Origin

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

Full definition of convict

Verb

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 perpetrator and act.

Synonyms

• (legal crime) sentence
• (informal) disapprove

Related terms

• conviction

Noun

1. (legal) 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.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• con (synonym)