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Synonyms for convict

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : verb, adjective kuh n-vikt; noun kon-vikt
Phonetic Transcription : verb, adjective kənˈvɪkt; noun ˈkɒn vɪkt

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Définition of convict

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere "to 'overcome' in argument" (see convince). Replaced Old English verb oferstælan. Related: Convicted; convicting.
  • noun criminal
  • verb find guilty
Example sentences :
  • If they could convict Lesurques upon such evidence, why not also convict Guesno on it?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • "If you were a convict in the prison of Strelsau, you would be my King," she said.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • He describes the scene as if the choice had rested with the magistrates to convict him or to let him go.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • To expect to convict him after all these years was ridiculous, and it was not likely that he would confess.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • From that time forward Auguste was anxious that the "convict" should be arrested.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • If you make the criminal code sanguinary, juries will not convict.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Long's John lived you had the proof to convict him; I'll own up to that much.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • The judge signified his desire that the convict might be brought in and heard.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • "I can not answer," said the convict, in a loud, piercing voice.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Only Hugh Ritson, of all who were there present, understood what was in the convict's heart.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

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