Convict (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.
  2. to impress with a sense of guilt.
noun
  1. a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
  2. a person serving a prison sentence.
adjective
  1. convicted.
verb (kənˈvɪkt) (tr)
  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
Convict (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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