convict
Pronunciation[change]
- Verb
- Noun
Verb[change]
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- (transitive & intransitive) If a judge or a jury convicts someone, they officially decide the person is guilty of a crime.
- If he is convicted of all charges, he is facing between eight and 25 years in prison.
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Noun[change]
- (countable) A convict is a person who has been found guilty of a crime and received a jail sentence.