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
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