lifer
Australian new settler
The word convict is both a noun (convict, convicts) and a verb (convict, convicts, convicting, convicted). The noun convict is a singular, common noun, a word for aperson found guilty of a criminal offense and serving a sentence of imprisonment.
If Magwitch is caught in England, he will likely face severe legal consequences due to his status as a convict who escaped from Australia. He could be arrested, tried, and possibly sentenced to further imprisonment or even death as a punishment for his crimes.
Magwitch worked for Compeyson, a fellow convict who betrayed him, leading to Magwitch's imprisonment.
A convict is a person who has been proven guilty of a crime in a court of law and has been sentenced to punishment, such as imprisonment or fines. They have been found to have committed a criminal offense and have been legally convicted of doing so.
Mary Reibey was a convict from England. She was born in Bury, England in 1777.
convict
Pip describes the convict as a "terrible" and "bloody-minded" man, with his mouth all torn and bleeding. He is somewhat repulsed and scared by the man's rough appearance and demeanor.
an absolute pardon
The first answer is convict
This was a free pardon.
Dickens describes the convict as being a fearful man dressed in grey with a great iron chain around his leg. He seems to have been battered and bruised due to the amount of cuts on his body from nettles and flints etc. This tells us that the convict is in fact a convict and an escaped one at that.