verb , noun
■ verb
/ kənˈvɪkt; NAmE / [ vn ] [ often passive ] convict sb (of sth) to decide and state officially in court that sb is guilty of a crime :
a convicted murderer
He was convicted of fraud.
OPP acquit
■ noun
/ ˈkɒnvɪkt; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ (also informal con ) a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison :
an escaped convict
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Latin convict- demonstrated, refuted, convicted, from the verb convincere , from con- with + vincere conquer. The noun is from obsolete convict convicted .