convict
Syllables: con·vict/kənˈvɪkt/UK/ˈkɒnvɪkt/
convict verb: to find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
Verb
convict (third-person singular simple present convicts, present participle convicting, simple past and past participle convicted)
- To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
- He was a convicted felon.
- His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.
- Synonyms:
- sentence, disapprove
- To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
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- Synonyms:
- bring round, convince, win over, draw, gain over, persuade, pimp, prevail upon, procure, push
Noun
convict (plural convicts)
- A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
- Synonyms:
- assigned servant, con, government man, public servant
- A person deported to a penal colony.
- Synonyms:
- penal colonist
- 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.
convict meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
convict in Tamil
- குற்றவாளி எனத் தீர்ப்புக் கூறு, குற்றவாளியெனத் தீர்ப்பளி, குற்றவாளி, தீர்ப்புக் குற்றவாளி, தண்டக் கைதி, தண்டனைக் கைதி
convict in Bengali
- অপরাধী সাব্যস্ত করা
convict in Malayalam
- കുറ്റവാളി
convict in Kannada
- ಸೆರೆಯಾಳು, ತಪ್ಪುಗಾರ
More languagesFewer languages
- convict in Arabic
- أَدَانَ ʔadāna, سَجِين sajīn, مُدَان mudān
- convict in Malay
- banduan
- convict in Indonesian
- menyatakan bersalah, terpidana, narapidana
- convict in Persian
- محکوم کردن mahkum kardan, مجرم mojrem, گناهکار gonâhkâr
- convict in Vietnamese
- kết án, bị cáo
- convict in Myanmar
- ထောင်သား htaungsa:
Examples of convict in a sentence
- The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him.
- There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
- After he was convicted, they put him away for 10 years.
Synonyms of convict
17 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- procure
- push
- talk around
- talk over
- wash with
- assigned servant
- con
- government man
- public servant
- penal colonist
- adjudge
- condemn
- damn
- doom
- suade
- deem
- judge
Antonyms
Forms of convict
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | convicts |
| present participle | convicting |
| past participle | convicted |
| past | convicted |
| Noun | |
| plural | convicts |
Origin of convict
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”).
Words formed from convict
Phrases with convict
Words that rhyme with convict
Questions about convict
- What does convict mean?
- Convict means to find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
- What is convict in Tamil?
- Convict in Tamil is குற்றவாளி எனத் தீர்ப்புக் கூறு, குற்றவாளியெனத் தீர்ப்பளி, குற்றவாளி. See Convict meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is convict?
- Convict can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce convict?
- Convict is pronounced /kənˈvɪkt/.
- What is the past tense of convict?
- The past tense of convict is convicted.
Words near convict in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: convict (page history and authors); convict (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convict (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convict (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convict (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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