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convict

Syllabification: (con·vict)

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Definition of convict

verb

Pronunciation: /kənˈvikt/

[with object]

declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law:her former boyfriend was convicted of assaulting her (as adjective convicted)a convicted murderer

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkänˌvikt/

a person found guilty of a criminal offense and serving a sentence of imprisonment.

Origin:

Middle English: from Latin convict- 'demonstrated, refuted, convicted', from the verb convincere (see convince). The noun is from obsolete convict 'convicted'