Definitions for convict

convict con·vict

Spelling: [verb, adjective kuh n-vikt; noun Convict is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 105 anagrams from letters in convict (ccinotv).

Definitions for convict

verb (used with object)

  1. to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial:
  2. to impress with a sense of guilt.

noun

  1. a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
  2. a person serving a prison sentence.

adjective

  1. Archaic. convicted.

Origin of convict

1350-1400; (v.) Middle English convicten Latin convictus past participle of convincere, equivalent to con- con- + vic- variant stem of vincere to overcome + -tus past

Examples for convict

From that time forward Auguste was anxious that the "convict" should be arrested.

Moonen was not subsequently charged, as investigators could not find sufficient evidence to convict him, according to CNN.

The jury decided that the case was not strong enough to convict.

As in most prisons, the “trusty” was a convict the warden trusted and thus had special privileges.

If they could convict Lesurques upon such evidence, why not also convict Guesno on it?

And revolutionary courts often convict and sentence journalists to prison on these baseless charges.

"If you were a convict in the prison of Strelsau, you would be my King," she said.

He had traded his convict uniform for civilian attire, though he still had on prison-issue footwear.

He describes the scene as if the choice had rested with the magistrates to convict him or to let him go.

To expect to convict him after all these years was ridiculous, and it was not likely that he would confess.

Word Value for convict
Scrable

14

Words with friends

18

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