Convict
11Convict — Convict, (lat. convictus), gemeinschaftliches Leben, Institute an Universitäten, wo unbemittelte Studierende umsonst oder gegen geringe Vergütung Kost, zum Theil auch Wohnung erhalten; klösterliche Institute für Studierende der Theologie, in… …
12convict — (v.) mid 14c., from L. convictus, pp. of convincere to overcome in argument (see CONVINCE (Cf. convince)). Replaced O.E. verb oferstælan. Related: Convicted; convicting. The noun is first attested late 15c., from the verb; slang shortening con is …
13convict — n *criminal, felon, malefactor, culprit, delinquent Analogous words: miscreant, blackguard, scoundrel, *villain: offender, sinner (see corresponding nouns at OFFENSE) …
14convict — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second syllable as a verb …
15convict — ► VERB ▪ declare to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law. ► NOUN ▪ a person convicted of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment. ORIGIN from Latin convictus… …
16convict — [kən vikt′; ] for n. [ kän′vikt΄] vt. [ME convicten < L convictus, pp. of convincere: see CONVINCE] 1. to prove (a person) guilty [convicted by the evidence] 2. to judge and find guilty of an offense charged [the jury convicted him of theft] 3 …
17Convict — This article is about an individual who has been convicted of a crime. For other uses, see Convict (disambiguation). For a person convicted of a felony crime, see Convicted felon. A convict is a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a… …
18convict — I UK [kənˈvɪkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms convict : present tense I/you/we/they convict he/she/it convicts present participle convicting past tense convicted past participle convicted ** to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty… …
19convict — con|vict1 [kənˈvıkt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of convincere; CONVINCE] to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a ↑trial in a law court ≠ ↑acquit convict sb of sth ▪ She was… …
20convict — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ escaped CONVICT + NOUN ▪ labour/labor (esp. AmE) {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ wrongfully …
