convict.
To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
Meaning & usage
To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
He was a convicted felon.
His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.
To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Doublet of convince. Displaced native Old English forwyrċan (“to convict, condemn”).
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
A person deported to a penal colony.
The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Doublet of convince. Displaced native Old English forwyrċan (“to convict, condemn”).
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