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Word: Convict
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Latin convict- ‘demonstrated, refuted, convicted’, from the verb convincere (see convince). The noun is from obsolete convict ‘convicted’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈvɪkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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
Short Definition:declare someone to be guilty of criminal offence by verdict of jury
Examples:- the thieves were convicted of the robbery
- twelve people were convicted for their part in an attempted coup
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