convict

Pronunciation

Verb

• (US) IPA ^(key): /kənˈvɪkt/

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Noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒnvɪkt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑnvɪkt/

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Verb

Plain form convict

Third-person singular convicts

Past tense convicted

Past participle convicted

Present participle convicting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If a judge or a jury convicts someone, they officially decide the person is guilty of a crime.

   If he is convicted of all charges, he is facing between eight and 25 years in prison.

Related words

• conviction

Noun

Singular convict

Plural convicts

1. (countable) A convict is a person who has been found guilty of a crime and received a jail sentence.

Related words

• felon
• criminal