convict

UK: verb: /kənˈvɪkt/, noun: /ˈkɒnvɪkt/

US: /v. kənˈvɪkt; n. ˈkɑnvɪkt/

US: (v., adj. kən vikt′; n. kon′vikt)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•vict /v. kənˈvɪkt; n. ˈkɑnvɪkt/   v. 

1. Law to prove or declare (someone) guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial: [~ + object]
   The defendant was convicted and sent to jail.
   [~ + object + of + object]
   The jury convicted him of murder.

n. [countable]

2. Law a person found guilty of a crime and serving a sentence in prison.

See -vict-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•vict  (v., adj. kən vikt′;n. kon′vikt), v.t. 

1. Law to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial:
   to convict a prisoner of a felony.
2. to impress with a sense of guilt.

n. 

3. Law a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
4. Law a person serving a prison sentence.

adj. 

5. [Archaic.] convicted.

• Latin)
• Latin convictus past participle of convincere, equivalent. to con- con- + vic- variant stem of vincere to overcome + -tus past participle suffix (see convince); (noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival) Middle English convict, past participle of convicten (or directly
• (verb, verbal) Middle English convicten 1350–1400

con•vict′a•ble, con•vict′i•ble, adj. 
con•vic′tive, adj. 
con•vic′tive•ly, adv. 

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convict verb / kənˈvɪkt/(transitive)

1. to pronounce (someone) guilty of an offence

noun / ˈkɒnvɪkt/

1. a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment
2. a person serving a prison sentence

adjective / kənˈvɪkt/

1. convicted

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin convictus convicted of crime, from convincere to prove guilty, convince