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Definitions for Convict

[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.
[3] a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
[4] a person serving a prison sentence.
[5] Archaic . convicted.
[6] to pronounce (someone) guilty of an offence
[7] a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment
[8] a person serving a prison sentence
[9] obsolete convicted

Words related to Convict

prisoner, captive, felon, imprison, condemn, sentence, malefactor, culprit, loser, con, jailbird, repeater, frame, adjudge, attaint, rap, doom

Words nearby Convict

conveyancer, conveyancing, conveyor, conveyor belt, conveyorize, convict, convictfish, conviction, convictive, convince, convincing

Origin of Convict

1350–1400; (v.) Middle English convicten < Latin convictus past participle of convincere, equivalent to con- con- + vic- variant stem of vincere to overcome + -tus past participle suffix (see convince); (noun, adj.) Middle English convict, past participle of convicten (or directly < L)

Other words from Convict

con·vict·a·ble , con·vict·i·ble , adjective
con·vic·tive , adjective
con·vic·tive·ly , adverb
half-con·vict·ed , adjective
pre·con·vict , verb (used with object)
re·con·vict , verb (used with object)
self-con·vict·ed , adjective
un·con·vict·ed , adjective
un·con·vict·ing , adjective
un·con·vic·tive , adjective

Word origin for Convict

C14: from Latin convictus convicted of crime, from convincere to prove guilty, convince

Synonyms for Convict

captive, felon, prisoner, con, culprit, jailbird, loser, malefactor, repeater, long-termer