convict
IPA: kˈɑnvɪkt
noun
- (law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
- A person deported to a penal colony.
- The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
- A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.
verb
- (transitive, law) To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
- (chiefly religion) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
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Examples of "convict" in Sentences
- The convict absconded.
- The state banished the convict.
- He was convicted of shoplifting.
- The judge exonerated the convict.
- The woman is convicted for rapine.
- The core of the gang was convicted.
- The life of the convict was expendable.
- The proprietor of the business was convicted.
- If I get arrested and convicted, I'm a convicted shoplifter.
- Appellant was convicted of a criminal violation of the ordinance.