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convict
noun
a
person
who
has
been
found
guilty
of
a
crime
,
especially
someone
serving
a
sentence
in
prison
•
The
prison
guard
led
the
convict
back
to
his
cell
.
The
prison
guard
led
the
convict
back
to
his
cell
.
•
After
twenty
years
behind
bars
,
the
convict
was
finally
released
on
parole
.
After
twenty
years
behind
bars
,
the
convict
was
finally
released
on
parole
.
From
Latin
“
convictus
”,
past
participle
of
“
convincere
”
meaning
“
to
prove
,
overcome
” ;
in
English
used
since
the
15th
century
for
a
person
proved
guilty
.
verb
to
decide
officially
in
a
court
of
law
that
someone
is
guilty
of
a
crime
•
The
jury
took
only
an
hour
to
convict
the
defendant
of
robbery
.
The
jury
took
only
an
hour
to
convict
the
defendant
of
robbery
.
•
Without
clear
evidence
,
it
is
impossible
to
convict
her
.
Without
clear
evidence
,
it
is
impossible
to
convict
her
.
From
Latin
“
convictus
”,
past
participle
of
“
convincere
”,
meaning
“
to
prove
completely
”;
in
English
legal
use
since
the
early
16th
century
.
