From the Latin word 'convictus' and known in English from about 1350 as 'convicten' later to be shortened to convict
He claims that the first convict tried to kill him
The suffixes words of "convict" could be "convicted" and "conviction."
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.
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You may convict me of these crimes but I am innocent and the truth will eventually prevail.
The opposite of the word acquit would be convict. Acquit means to declare someone not guilty, while convict means to declare someone guilty, especially in a court of law.
Britain first used the NSW colony as a convict colony, beginning in January 1788.
The convict was brought to the state penitentiary, where he would serve out his 32 year sentence. Convict - a person convicted of a crime, a criminal
The convict was sentenced to ten years in prison for robbery.
The word "convict" can function as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to a person found guilty of a crime. As a verb, it means to declare someone guilty of a crime.
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