con|vict

con|vict
con|vict «verb, adjective. kuhn VIHKT; noun. KON vihkt», verb, noun, adjective.
–v.t.
1. to pre or declare guilty, especially after trial before a jury or judge: »

The jury convicted the accused man of theft and arson.

2. Figurative. to impress with a sense of guilt: »

a person convicted of sin.

–n.
1. a person convicted by a court.
2. a person serving a prison sentence for some crime.
–adj.
Archaic. convicted.
[< Latin convictus, past participle of convincere; see etym. under convince (Cf.convince)]

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