 convict |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (criminal law) find or declare guilty | |
| Examples: | "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" |
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| Related terms: | acquit pronounce reconvict law judge | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (law) a person serving a prison sentence | |
| Synonyms: | inmate gaolbird jailbird con | |
| Related terms: | prisoner lifer | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (law) a person convicted of a criminal offence | |
| Related terms: | wrongdoer sex_offender first_offender | |
| Similar spelling: |
convicted conviction convect convector convection confect compact |
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