CONVICT


Meaning of CONVICT in English

The verb is pronounced /kənvɪkt/. The noun is pronounced /kɒnvɪkt/.

( convicted)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.

In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment...

There was insufficient evidence to convict him.

...a convicted drug dealer.

VERB : be V-ed of n / -ing , V n , V-ed

2.

A convict is someone who is in prison. ( JOURNALISM )

= prisoner

N-COUNT

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