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unconvict

unconvict verb: to undo or annul the conviction (judgement of guilt) against.

Verb

unconvict (third-person singular simple present unconvicts, present participle unconvicting, simple past and past participle unconvicted)

  1. (transitive) To undo or annul the conviction (judgement of guilt) against.
    • Once you're convicted, it takes a lot to unconvict you.2015, Kathy Cruz, Dateline Purgatory, page 73
    • OK, you retort, but if Bob is going to convict the chauffer, he has to think of a way to unconvict the butler.2016, David Archer, The Long Thaw, page 43

Forms of unconvict

third-person singular presentunconvicts
present participleunconvicting
past participleunconvicted
pastunconvicted

Origin of unconvict

From un- + convict.

Questions about unconvict

What does unconvict mean?
Unconvict means to undo or annul the conviction (judgement of guilt) against.
What part of speech is unconvict?
Unconvict is a verb.
What is the past tense of unconvict?
The past tense of unconvict is unconvicted.

Words near unconvict in the dictionary

  1. unconvertible
  2. unconverting
  3. unconverts
  4. unconveyable
  5. unconveyed
  6. unconvict
  7. unconvictable
  8. unconvicted
  9. unconvicting
  10. unconvicts
  11. unconvince

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