CONVICT

I. adjective Date: 14th century having been ~ed, II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, from Latin ~us, past participle of convincere to refute, ~ Date: 14th century transitive verb to find or prove to be guilty, to convince of error or sinfulness, intransitive verb to find a defendant guilty, III. noun Date: 15th century a person ~ed of and under sentence for a crime, a person serving a usually long prison sentence