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con·vict  (kn-vkt)

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. Law (knvkt)

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

2. A person serving a sentence of imprisonment.

adj. Archaic

Found guilty; convicted.

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

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convict

Verb

to declare (someone) guilty of an offence

Noun

a person serving a prison sentence [Latin convictus convicted]

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

noun 2. prisoner, criminal, con (slang) lag (slang) villain, felon, jailbird, malefactor

Translations

convict [kənˈvɪkt] vt (gen) → condenar (= find guilty); declarar culpable a

n [ˈkɔnvɪkt] → presidiario/a

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convict vt [kənˈvɪkt] → déclarer (or reconnaître) coupable

n [ˈkɔnvɪkt] → forçat m, convict m

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convict vt [kənˈvɪkt]

n [ˈkɔnvɪkt]

vt → verurteilen

n → Sträfling m

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convict vt [kənˈvɪkt] → dichiarare colpevole

n [ˈkɔnvɪkt] → carcerato/a

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convict

v convict [kənˈvikt]

to prove or declare (someone) guilty She was convicted of theft. veroordeel يُدين، يُجرِّم осъждам usvědčit kende(s) skyldig; domfælde(s); straffe(s) überführen καταδικάζω declarar culpable, condenar süüdi mõistma گناهکار شناختن tuomita syylliseksi déclarer coupable לְהַרשִׁיע अपराधी ठहराना dokazati, proglasiti krivim elítél menyatakan bersalah sakfella condannare 有罪と宣告する 유죄를 입증하다, 유죄 판결을 하다 pripažinti kaltu, nuteisti notiesāt; atzīt par vainīgu bersalah veroordelen erklære skyldig, felle dom over skazywać condenar con­damnat признавать виновным usvedčiť obsoditi osuditi fälla, förklara (döma) skyldig พิสูจน์ว่ามีความผิด suçlu bulmak, mahkûm etmek 證明或宣判...有罪 визнавати винним مجرم قرار دينا، مجرم ثابت كرنا kết án 证明或宣判...有罪

[ˈkonvikt] n

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

n conˈviction [-ʃən]

1 the passing of a sentence on a guilty person She has had two convictions for drunken driving. veroordeling إِدانَه، تَجْـريم осъждане odsouzení dom die Verurteilung καταδίκη condena; antecedentes penales süüdimõistmine محکومیت tuomio condamnation הַרשָׁעָה अपराध स्थापन proglašenje krivim ítélet vonis sakfelling, dómur condanna 有罪判決 유죄의 판결 nuteisimas, teistumas notiesāšana; sodāmība kesalahan veroordeling dom(fellelse), det å bli erklært skyldig wyrok condenação convingere судимость odsúdenie obsodba osuda [] dom การพิสูจน์ว่ากระทำผิด mahkûmiyet, suçlu bul(un)ma 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 přesvědčení fast tro; overbevisning die Überzeugung πεποίθηση convicción veendumus اعتقاد راسخ vakaumus conviction אֱמוּנָה दृढ़ विश्वास uvjerenje, vjerovanje meggyőződés keyakinan sannfæring convinzione 確信 확신 įsitikinimas pārliecība keyakinan overtuiging overbevisning przeświadczenie convicção convingere убеждение presvedčenie prepričanje ubeđenje övertygelse ความเชื่ออย่างแรงกล้า inanç, inanış, kanaat 確信 переконання; упевненість يقين كامل sự tin chắc 确信