[kənˈvɪkt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
(e.g: the thieves were convicted of the robbery)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Latin convict- ‘demonstrated, refuted, convicted’, from the verb convincere (see convince). The noun is from obsolete convict ‘convicted’

[ˈkɒnvɪkt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment
(e.g: two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Latin convict- ‘demonstrated, refuted, convicted’, from the verb convincere (see convince). The noun is from obsolete convict ‘convicted’