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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4837 COCA: 3678

convict

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 convict /kənˈvɪkt/ verb
convicts; convicted; convicting
1 convict
/kənˈvɪkt/
verb
convicts; convicted; convicting
Learner's definition of CONVICT
law
: to prove that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law定罪;证明(某人)有罪;宣判(某人)有罪
[no object]
[+ object]
compare acquit
2 convict /ˈkɑːnˌvɪkt/ noun
plural convicts
2 convict
/ˈkɑːnˌvɪkt/
noun
plural convicts
Learner's definition of CONVICT
[count]
: a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison : prisoner已决犯;服刑囚犯
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4837 COCA: 3678

convict

1 of 3

adjective

con·​vict kən-ˈvikt How to pronounce convict (audio)
archaic
: having been convicted

convict

2 of 3

verb

con·​vict kən-ˈvikt How to pronounce convict (audio)
convicted; convicting; convicts

transitive verb

1
: to find or prove to be guilty
The jury convicted them of fraud.
2
: to convince of error or sinfulness

intransitive verb

: to find a defendant guilty
Remarkably, two of the jurors boldly dug in their heels and pressed to convict. John Grisham

convict

3 of 3

noun

con·​vict ˈkän-ˌvikt How to pronounce convict (audio)
1
: a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime
2
: a person serving a usually long prison sentence

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb There is sufficient evidence to convict. He was convicted in federal court. The jury convicted them on three counts of fraud. Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Noun a warning that the three escaped convicts were armed and dangerous
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
McConnell did not vote to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial over his role in inciting the January 6, 2021, attack on our Capitol. Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 21 Aug. 2022 The relationship between Trump and McConnell appeared to significantly sour after the attack on the Capitol, though McConnell did not vote to convict Trump after the House moved to impeach him. Nicholas Reimann, Forbes, 5 May 2022 In 2020, Romney was the sole Senate Republican to vote to convict Trump of abuse of power. Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2022 Romney was presented with the award in recognition of his decision to become the only Republican to split with his party and vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial. The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2021 Romney was presented with the award in recognition of his decision to become the only Republican to split with his party and vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial. Steve Leblanc, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021 The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declined to delay Chanthakoummane’s execution after his attorneys had challenged the DNA evidence used to convict him. Juan A. Lozano And Michael Graczyk, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 Trump has lashed out against Murkowski, who voted to convict him in his second impeachment trial after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Bloomberg.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Savant, Khan and Zaman are found not guilty of conspiracy to murder by blowing up trans-Atlantic aircraft, but the jury was hung on whether to convict the men of conspiracy to murder persons unknown. CNN, 26 Aug. 2021
Noun
As a former convict, Maynor now faces up to 170 years in prison, CBS Los Angeles reports. Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2022 France’s justice minister speculates they were used before the helicopter escape of murder convict Redoine Faid to run reconnaissance on the grounds of Reau Prison, in the south of Paris. Wired, 31 July 2022 Abnesti’s best patient is the sullen, pliant Jeff (Miles Teller), a convict serving time for manslaughter who’s haunted by memories of the misbehavior that landed him in prison. David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 June 2022 Jose Alba, 61, was arrested on a second-degree murder rap and initially held on $500,000 cash bail for the July 1 slaying of ex-convict Austin Simon, 35, who had attacked him. Fox News, 12 July 2022 Friends to Die For (Lifetime Movie Network at 8) Hollis Morgan is an ex-convict and aspiring lawyer who sets out to find a killer when a member of her book club is found murdered and she is made a suspect. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 An ex-convict charged with murder in the slaying of a Mobile man pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 2 Mar. 2022 Alisha’s timid granddaughter Izzy (Keke Palmer), a clueless neophyte (Taika Waititi) and a rugged middle-aged female ex-convict (Dale Soules). Kyle Smith, WSJ, 16 June 2022 Even if the House committee reports no indictable offenses, other investigations and lawsuits involving him may well indict, convict, and/or bankrupt him. Jim Sleeper, The New Republic, 16 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb, Adjective, and Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French convicter, from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere to refute, convict

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of convict was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4837 COCA: 3678
convict

noun

ADJECTIVE | CONVICT + NOUN ADJECTIVEescaped逃犯CONVICT + NOUNlabour/labor (especially NAmE) 罪犯勞動
convict

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBwrongfully, wrongly錯誤地判罪rightly公正地判罪PREPOSITIONfor因⋯而被定罪She was convicted for her part in the crime.她因參與該項犯罪活動而被判有罪。of被判有⋯罪He was convicted of the murder of two teenagers.他被判謀殺兩名青少年罪名成立。on因⋯被判有罪He was convicted on a drug charge.他因為毒品指控而獲罪。They were convicted on all 13 counts.他們被判 13 項罪名全部成立。

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