The meaning of CONVICT is a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime. How to use convict in a sentence.

us / ˈkɑn·vɪkt / someone who has been judged guilty of a crime and is in prison as a result (Definition of convict from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

CONVICT definition: to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial. See examples of convict used in a sentence.

The particular use of the term "convict" in the English-speaking world was to describe the huge numbers of criminals, both male and female, who clogged British jails in the 18th and early …

In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. There was insufficient evidence to convict him. A convict is someone who is in prison. ...Neil Jordan's tale of two …

1. to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial. 2. to impress with a sense of guilt. n. 3. a person proved or declared guilty of an offense. 4. a person serving a prison …

Law to prove or declare (someone) guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial: [~ + object] The defendant was convicted and sent to jail.[~ + object + of + object] The jury convicted him of …