Convict definition

Convict

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WordNet

(1) A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

(2) A person who has been convicted of a criminal offence

(3) Find or declare guilty

"The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"

WiktionaryText

From , from , past participle of

A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
A person transported to a penal colony.
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.