convict
🇺🇸
/kənˈvɪkt/
🇬🇧
/kənˈvɪkt/
verb
C1
to officially decide in court that someone is guilty of a crime
The court will convict the person if the evidence proves they committed the crime.
noun
R
a person who has been found guilty of a crime and is in prison
The police searched for the escaped convict who broke out of jail last night.
translation
to officially decide in court that someone is guilty of a crime
a person who has been found guilty of a crime and is in prison
Word Forms
3rd Present
convicts
Progressive
convicting
Past
convicted
Perfect
convicted
Plural
convicts