Convict word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "convict" word
[noun] a person convicted of a criminal offence
[verb] find or declare guilty
\Con"vict\, n. 1. A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime. 2. A criminal sentenced to penal servitude. Syn: Malefactor; culprit; felon; criminal.
\Con*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convicting}.] 1. To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's conscience. He [Baxter] . . . had been convicted by a jury. --Macaulay. They which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one. --John viii. 9. 2. To prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 3. To demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove. Imagining that these proofs will convict a testament, to have that in it which other men can nowhere by reading find. --Hooker. 4. To defeat; to doom to destruction. [Obs.] A whole armado of convicted sail. --Shak. Syn: To confute; defect; convince; confound.
Synonyms for convict
con, gaolbird, inmate, jailbird
Antonyms: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate
See also: captive | first offender | judge | label | lifer | offender | prisoner | pronounce | reconvict | wrongdoer |
Related terms: acquit, anathematize, attaint, betrayer, bring over, condemn, convince, criminal, damn, denounce, detenu, double-dealer, find guilty, gallows bird, gangster, lifer, mobster, persuade, prisoner of war, racketeer, stir bird, talk over
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Let's analyse "convict" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TCIVNOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1795 milliseconds. [info]
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convict: 6 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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