convict

convict
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noun
ADJECTIVE
escaped
CONVICT + NOUN
labour/labor (esp. AmE)
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verb
ADVERB
wrongfully, wrongly
rightly
PREPOSITION
for

She was convicted for her part in the crime.

of

He was convicted of the murder of two teenagers.

on

He was convicted on a drug charge.

They were convicted on all 13 counts.

Convict is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑court, ↑jury, ↑magistrate
Convict is used with these nouns as the object: ↑criminal, ↑defendant

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  • convict — 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 offense was convict ed of fraud compare acquit con·vict 2 / kän ˌvikt/ …   Law dictionary

  • Convict 99 — Directed by Marcel Varnel Produced by Edward Black …   Wikipedia

  • Convict 13 — Theatrical poster for Convict 13 (1920) Directed by Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton …   Wikipedia

  • convict — [ kɔ̃vikt ] n. m. • 1796; mot angl., lat. convictus « convaincu d un crime » ♦ Criminel emprisonné ou déporté, en droit anglais. Les premiers colons d Australie furent des convicts. ● convict nom masculin (anglais convict) Dans les pays anglo… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Convict — Con*vict (k[o^]n*v[i^]kt ), p. a. [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to convict, prove. See {Convice}.] Proved or found guilty; convicted. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Convict — Con*vict (k[o^]n*v[i^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convicting}.] 1. To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one s conscience. [1913 Webster] He [Baxter] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • convict — convíct, convícte, s.n. (înv.) internat, pension; alumnat, cămin (pentru elevi). Trimis de blaurb, 23.04.2006. Sursa: DAR  convíct ( te), s.n. – Internat, pension de elevi. lat. convictus, germ. Konvikt (sec. XIX). În Trans. înv …   Dicționar Român

  • convict — [n] criminal captive, con, culprit, felon, jailbird*, long termer*, loser*, malefactor, prisoner, repeater*; concept 412 Ant. victim convict [v] find guilty adjudge, attaint, bring to justice, condemn, declare guilty, doom, frame, imprison, pass… …   New thesaurus

  • Convict — Con vict (k[o^]n v[i^]kt), n. 1. A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime. [1913 Webster] 2. A criminal sentenced to penal servitude. Syn: Malefactor; culprit; felon;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Convict — (v. lat.), 1) das Zusammenleben, so auf katholischen Universitäten die Anstalt, wo die Theologie Studirenden zusammenwohnen; 2) (Convictorium), auf manchen Universitäten das gemeinschaftliche Speisen der mit dem bezüglichen Beneficium begnadeten… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Convict — Convict, (lat. convictus), gemeinschaftliches Leben, Institute an Universitäten, wo unbemittelte Studierende umsonst oder gegen geringe Vergütung Kost, zum Theil auch Wohnung erhalten; klösterliche Institute für Studierende der Theologie, in… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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