convict
- declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
- a person found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment
verb: convict, 3rd person present: convicts, gerund or present participle: convicting, past tense: convicted, past participle: convicted
noun: convict, plural noun: convicts
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- 1. declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law the thieves were convicted of the robbery twelve people were convicted for their part in an attempted coup
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- 1. a person found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint
- having been declared guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a ... a convicted murderer
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- having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a ... a convicted murderer
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- the transporting of convicts to overseas territories: a harrowing, unforgettable account of the horrors of the convict system
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- a place designed for the imprisonment and punishment of convicts: one of the most appalling and cruel of all the convict stations
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- a place designed for the imprisonment and punishment of convicts: dysentery was rife in the nearby convict settlement
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- an Australian colony regarded primarily as a place of penal servitude: he served as a governor of the early convict colony
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- a building brick of a type made by prisoners in a penal colony: the house was built of convict bricks and hand-chiselled sandstone
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- a convict whose prior experience or training made him suitable for clerical or professional work: some gentlemen convicts could support themselves and did no labour at all
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- declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision ... the thieves were convicted of the robbery
- a person found guilty of a criminal offense and serving a sentence of imprisonment: two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint
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