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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·vict
DATE 14th century archaic : having been convicted
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French convicter, from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere to refute, convict DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to find or prove to be guilty 2. to convince of error or sinfulness intransitive verb : to find a defendant guilty
DATE 15th century 1. a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime 2. a person serving a usually long prison sentence English Etymology convict convict (v.) mid-14c., from L. convictus, pp. of convincere (see convince). Replaced O.E. verb oferstælan. The noun is first attested late 15c., from the verb; slang shortening con is from 1893. Related: Convicted (p. adj., 1610s). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 convict con·vict verb/ kEn5vikt / [VN] [often passive] ~ sb (of sth) to decide and state officially in court that sb is guilty of a crime 定罪；宣判…有罪: a convicted murderer 已定罪的谋杀犯 He was convicted of fraud. 他被判犯有诈骗罪。 OPP acquit noun / 5kCnvikt; NAmE 5kB:n- / (also informal con) a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison 已决犯；服刑囚犯: an escaped convict 越狱犯 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English convict noun ADJ. escaped OLT convict noun ⇨ prisoner Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·vict I. \kənˈvikt\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin convictus archaic : convicted II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English convicten, from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere to convict, prove — more at convince 1. a. : to find or declare guilty of an offense or crime by the verdict or decision of a court or other authority < he was tried, convicted, and fined $50 > b. : to show or prove to be guilty of something blamable (as wrong or error) < their writings convict them of an ignorance of history > 2. a. obsolete : to demonstrate by proof or evidence : prove b. : to convince of error or sinfulness < convict us of sin > c. archaic : to prove to be false or in the wrong : refute III. \ˈkänˌv-\ noun (-s) Etymology: convict (I) 1. : a person pronounced guilty by a competent tribunal of a criminal offense; especially : a person convicted of and under sentence for a felony or serious crime < convicts transported to the colonies for life > 2. : a person serving a prison sentence usually for a long term < convict labor > < convict uniforms > 3. or convict fish [so called from the resemblance of their striped skin to the traditionally striped garb of convicts] : any of various striped or barred fishes Synonyms: see criminal |
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