convict in English dictionary

  • convict

    Meanings and definitions of "convict"

    • (transitive) To find guilty
    • (law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
    • A person deported to a penal colony.
    • A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.
    • noun
      (law)
      A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
    • noun
      A person deported to a penal colony.
    • noun
      A common name for the sheepshead ( Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To find guilty
    • to find guilty
    • person convicted of a crime
    • person deported to a penal colony
    • To find guilty of a crime as a result of legal proceedings.
    • noun
      a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
    • noun
      a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense
    • verb
      find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"

    Synonyms of "convict" in English dictionary

    wrongdoer, label, jail bird are the top synonyms of "convict" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "convict" in English dictionary

    acquit is the antonym of "convict" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of convict

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