convict

con·vict

 (kən-vĭkt′)

v. con·vict·ed, con·vict·ing, con·victs

v.tr.

1. Law To find or prove (someone) guilty of an offense or crime, especially by the verdict of a court: The jury convicted the defendant of manslaughter.

2. To show or declare to be blameworthy; condemn: His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.

3. To make aware of one's sinfulness or guilt.

v.intr.

To return a verdict of guilty in a court: "We need jurors ... who will not convict merely because they are suspicious" (Scott Turow).

n. (kŏn′vĭkt′) Law

1. A person found or declared guilty of an offense or crime.

2. A person serving a sentence of imprisonment.

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[Middle English convicten, from Latin convincere, convict-; see convince.]

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convict

vb (tr)

(Law) to pronounce (someone) guilty of an offence

n

1. (Law) a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment

2. (Law) a person serving a prison sentence

adj

obsolete convicted

[C14: from Latin convictus convicted of crime, from convincere to prove guilty, convince]

conˈvictable, conˈvictible adj

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con•vict

(v., adj. kənˈvɪkt; n. ˈkɒn vɪkt)

v.t.

1. to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial.

2. to impress with a sense of guilt.

n.

3. a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.

4. a person serving a prison sentence.

adj.

5. Archaic. convicted.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin convictus, past participle of convincere to overcome (in a suit), convict; see convince]

con•vict′a•ble, con•vict′i•ble, adj.

con•vic′tive, adj.

con•vic′tive•ly, adv.

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convict

Past participle: convicted
Gerund: convicting

Imperative

convict

convict

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	convict - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison con, yard bird, yardbird, inmate lifer - a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment captive, prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war trusty - a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
	2.	convict - a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law first offender - someone convicted for the first time sex offender - someone who has been convicted of a sex crime
Verb	1.	convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" reconvict - convict anew pronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

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convict

verb

1. find guilty, sentence, condemn, imprison, pronounce guilty There was sufficient evidence to convict him.

noun

1. prisoner, criminal, con (slang), lag (slang), villain, felon, jailbird, malefactor The prison houses only lifers and convicts on death row.

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Translations

مُدان، مَحكوم بالسَّجْنيُدينُيُدين، يُجرِّم

usvědčittrestanec

domfældedømmefangeindsatkende skyldig

Sträflingüberführenverurteilen

καταδικάζω

condenarpresidiarioreclusodeclarar culpablecondenado

tuomita rikoksesta

bagnardcondamnerdéclarer coupabledétenu

osuđen

elítélt

refsifangisakfella

condannarecondannatogiudicare colpevole

有罪と決定する

유죄를 입증하다

kalinysnuteistasispripažinti kaltuteistumas

atzit par vainigukatordznieksnotiesatnotiesatais

veroordelen

domfelledomfelterklære skyldigfelle domstraffange

skazać

condenadocondenar

колодникосудить

trestanecusvedčiť

obsoditiobsojenec

döma

พิสูจน์ว่ามีความผิด

hükümlümahkûm etmeksuçlu bulmak

kết án

判罪宣判有罪罪犯

convict

[ˈkɒnvɪkt]

A. N (= prisoner) → presidiario/a m/f

B. [kənˈvɪkt] VT → declarar culpable (of de) → condenar
a convicted murderer → un asesino convicto y confeso
he was convicted of drunken driving → fue condenado por conducir en estado de embriaguez

C. [kənˈvɪkt] VI [jury] → condenar

D. [ˈkɒnvɪkt] CPD convict settlement N → colonia f de presidiarios

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convict

[kənˈvɪkt]

vt [+ defendant] → déclarer coupable, reconnaître coupable
to convict sb of sth [+ crime] → déclarer qn coupable de qch, reconnaître qn coupable de qch
He was convicted of the murder → Il a été reconnu coupable du meurtre.

[ˈkɒnvɪkt] n → détenu m

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convict

n → Sträfling m, → Zuchthäusler(in) m(f)

vt

(Jur) person → verurteilen (of wegen), für schuldig erklären (→ of +gen); a convicted criminal → ein verurteilter Verbrecher, eine verurteilte Verbrecherin; to get somebody convicted → jds Verurteilung (acc) → bewirken

(actions etc: = betray) → überführen; to stand convicted by one’s own actions → durch sein Handeln überführt werden

vi → jdn verurteilen; the jury refused to convict → die Geschworenen lehnten es ab, einen Schuldspruch zu fällen

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convict

[n ˈkɒnvɪkt; vb kənˈvɪkt]

1. n → carcerato/a

2. vt to convict (of) → riconoscere colpevole (di), dichiarare colpevole (di)
convicted murderer → persona riconosciuta colpevole di omicidio

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convict

(kənˈvikt) verb

to prove or declare (someone) guilty. She was convicted of theft. veroordeel يُدين، يُجرِّم осъждам condenar usvědčit überführen kende(s) skyldig; domfælde(s); straffe(s) καταδικάζωdeclarar culpable, condenar süüdi mõistma گناهکار شناختن tuomittu déclarer coupable לְהַרשִׁיע अपराधी ठहराना dokazati, proglasiti krivim elítél menyatakan bersalah sakfella condannare 有罪と宣告する 유죄를 선고하다 pripažinti kaltu, nuteisti notiesāt; atzīt par vainīgu bersalah veroordelenerklære skyldig, felle dom over skazywać تورول، تومتى شوى، محكوم شوې condenar con­damnat признавать виновным usvedčiť obsoditi osuditi fälla, förklara (döma) skyldig พิสูจน์ว่ามีความผิด suçlu bulmak, mahkûm etmek 定罪 визнавати винним مجرم قرار دينا، مجرم ثابت كرنا kết án 宣判有罪

(ˈkonvikt) noun

a person serving a sentence for a crime. Two of the convicts have escaped from prison. gevangene مُدان، مَحكوم بالسَّجْن затворник condenado trestanec der Sträfling indsat; straffefange; fange κατάδικοςpresidiario, recluso karistusalune محکوم؛ مجرم tuomita détenu/-ue אסיר दोषी kažnjenik, robijaš elítélt narapidana refsifangi detenuto 囚人 기결수 nuteistasis, kalinys notiesātais; katordznieks pesalah gevangenestraffange, domfeltskazaniec محکوم condenado condamnare заключённый trestanec, -kyňa kaznjenec osuđenik straffånge ผู้ที่ถูกตัดสินว่ามีความผิด hükümlü 罪犯 засуджений سزا يافت‍ہ người bị kết án tù 罪犯

conˈviction (-ʃən) noun

1. the passing of a sentence on a guilty person. She has had two convictions for drunken driving. veroordeling إِدانَه، تَجْـريم осъждане condenação odsouzení die Verurteilung dom καταδίκηcondena; antecedentes penales süüdimõistmine محکومیت tuomio condamnationהרשעה अपराध स्थापन proglašenje krivim ítélet vonis sakfelling, dómur condanna 有罪判決 유죄판결 nuteisimas, teistumas notiesāšana; sodāmība kesalahan veroordelingdom, det å bli erklært skyldig wyrok ګناه ګار تيا، ګرمتيا، محكوميت: ټينګه عقيده، ثبات باور condenação convingere судимость odsúdenie obsodba osuda [fällande] dom การพิสูจน์ว่ากระทำผิด mahkûmiyet, suçlu bulma 定罪 засудження سزا كا حكم دينا، سزا سنانا sự kết án 定罪

2. (a) strong belief. It's my conviction that he's right. oortuiging إِقْتِنـاع убеждение convicção přesvědčení die Überzeugung fast tro; overbevisning πεποίθησηconvicción veendumus اعتقاد راسخ vakaa usko convictionאמונה दृढ़ विश्वास uvjerenje, vjerovanje meggyőződés keyakinan sannfæring convinzione 確信 확신 įsitikinimas pārliecība keyakinan overtuigingoverbevisning przeświadczenie اعتقاد راسخ convicção convingere убеждение presvedčenie prepričanje ubeđenje övertygelse ความเชื่ออย่างแรงกล้า inanç, inanış, kanaat 堅信 переконання; упевненість يقين كامل sự tin chắc 确信

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convict

→ يُدينُ usvědčit dømme verurteilen καταδικάζω condenar tuomita rikoksesta condamner osuđen condannare 有罪と決定する 유죄를 입증하다 veroordelen domfelle skazać condenar осудить döma พิสูจน์ว่ามีความผิด hükümlü kết án 判罪

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convict

n. preso-a, detenido-a, presidiario-a.

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