convict
Plural: convicts
Noun
- a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
- a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense
- 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
Verb Forms: convicted, convicting, convicts
- To prove or declare someone guilty of a crime.
- find or declare guilty
- "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"
- To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
- To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
Examples
- He was a convicted felon.
- His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.
- The rules committee would convict any player caught looking up words during a tournament.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Doublet of convince. Displaced native Old English forwyrċan (“to convict, condemn”).
Synonyms
con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird, assigned servant, convince, disapprove, government man, penal colonist, public servant, sentence
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
convict: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordconvict: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
convict: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary