convict

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  1. transitive verb 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. transitive verb To show or declare to be blameworthy; condemn: His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.
  3. transitive verb To make aware of one's sinfulness or guilt.
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  • Thus the convict was bound to serve his master according to the duration of his sentence, and to accept such wages as the convict department might sanction. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2), by John West
  • The ex-convict was a man of few words, a trait Dylan deeply appreciated. —  THE MISTRESS
  • Usually when someone gets tried and convicted of a very petty offense, the convict is a person that really p*ssed someone off high up in the food chain. —  Latest Articles
  • If a convict is at Tamms, its because he earned it! and that is not a compliment! —  News from www.pantagraph.com
  • Sgt Morrissey said the convict was a separated man who had recently lost a close family member. —  Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie
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  1. Middle English convicten, from Latin convincere, convict-; see convince.

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  1. from Middle English convicten, from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere, overcome, conquer, convict of error or crime, convince: see convince.
  2. from Middle English convict = Spanish Portuguese convicto = Italian convinto, convicted, from Latin convictus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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