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preconvicted

preconvicted is the simple past and past participle of preconvict.

Meaning of preconvict

Verb

preconvict (third-person singular simple present preconvicts, present participle preconvicting, simple past and past participle preconvicted)

  1. (transitive) To convict in advance.
    • […] he was conscious to himself that he had prejudged, preconvicted, and even presentenced the Man whom he tried, months before he heard his case, as is demonstrated by his threat to Mrs. MILBANK "that he would send him into penal servitude!" […]1874, The Englishman, volume 1, page 393

Questions about preconvicted

What is preconvicted the simple past and past participle of?
Preconvicted is the simple past and past participle of preconvict.

Words near preconvicted in the dictionary

  1. preconvey
  2. preconveyed
  3. preconveying
  4. preconveys
  5. preconvict
  6. preconvicted
  7. preconvicting
  8. preconviction
  9. preconvictions
  10. preconvicts
  11. precook

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