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convicts

convicts is the plural of convict.

convicts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of convict.

Meaning of convict

Noun

convict (plural convicts)

  1. A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
  2. A person deported to a penal colony.
    Synonyms:
    penal colonist
  3. The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
  4. A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.

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Questions about convicts

What is convicts the plural of?
Convicts is the plural of convict.

Words near convicts in the dictionary

  1. convictions
  2. convictism
  3. convictive
  4. convictively
  5. convictiveness
  6. convicts
  7. convince
  8. convinceability
  9. convinceable
  10. convinced
  11. convincedly

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