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con·vict 1 /kən-'vikt/ vt [Latin convictus past participle of convincere to find guilty, prove, from com - with, together + vincer to conquer]: to find guilty of a criminal offensecon·vict 2 /'kän-ˌvikt/ n: a person convicted of and serving a sentence for a crime
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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accused, accused person, bad example, captive, condemned person, condemned prisoner, criminal, crook, culprit, defaulter, defendant, delinquent, desperado, desperate criminal, escapee, evildoer, felon, first offender, fugitive, guilty man, guilty person, inmate, internee, jail inmate, lawbreaker, malefactor, malevolent, malfeasant, malfeasor, miscreant, misdemeanant, misfeasor, offender, outlaw, parolee, prisoner, prisoner at the bar, prisoner behind bars, prisoner of state, public enemy, recidivist, recreant, reprobate, rogue, scoundrel, sinner, thief, transgressor, villain, wrongdoer
associated concepts: certificate of relief from disabilities
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attaint, bring to justice, call to account, cast blame upon, censure, condemn, condemn after judicial investigation, declare guilty of an offense, denounce, denunciate, doom, find against, find guilty, find liable, give a guilty verdict, hold liable, hold responsible, impose a penalty on, inflict a penalty on, inflict punishment, pass censure on, pass sentence on, penalize, prescribe punishment, pronounce judgment, pronounce sentence, punish, put the blame on, sentence, utter judicial sentence against
associated concepts: convict of a crime, convict of wrongdoing, sentence
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captive, condemn (punish), criminal, felon, hoodlum, inmate, lawbreaker, malefactor, outlaw, prisoner, recidivist, sentence
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.For a court to find someone guilty of a crime.n.One who has been found by a court to be guilty of a crime.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) To find or prove someone guilty of a crime or offense after a court trial.2) A person who has been convicted of a crime and is serving a sentence.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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1 n. One whom a court has determined is guilty of an offense, either by accepting a valid guilty plea from the individual or upon a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury.2 v. To prove or officially find a person to be guilty of an offense.3 n. One serving a prison sentence.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To adjudge an accused person guilty of a crime at the conclusion of a criminal prosecution, or after the entry of a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere. An individual who has been found guilty of a crime and, as a result, is serving a sentence as punishment for the act; a prisoner.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To adjudge an accused person guilty of a crime at the conclusion of a criminal prosecution, or after the entry of a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere. An individual who has been found guilty of a crime and, as a result, is serving a sentence as punishment for the act; a prisoner.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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1) v. to find guilty of a crime after a trial.2) n. a person who has been convicted of a felony and sent to prison.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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