convict
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial bodyA person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
» Tom was convicted and sentenced to death.
Tom wurde für schuldig erklärt und zum Tode verurteilt.
Том был осуждён и приговорён к смерти.
Тома було визнано винним та засуджено до смерті.
Meaning
4 sensesA person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
Sträfling
осуждённыйosuždjónnyj
засу́дженийzasúdženyj, осу́дженийosúdženyj
a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense
A person deported to a penal colony.
осуждённыйosuždjónnyj, заключённыйzaključónnyj, зz/k
The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.
Examples
247 sentencesTom was convicted and sentenced to death.
Тома було визнано винним та засуджено до смерті.
ruТом был осуждён и приговорён к смерти.
deTom wurde für schuldig erklärt und zum Tode verurteilt.
No one has been convicted of the crime yet.
Нікого ще не обвинуватили в цьому злочині.
ruНикто ещё не был обвинён в этом преступлении.
Tom is an ex-convict.
Том сидів.
Tom was convicted of manslaughter.
Тома визнали винним у ненавмисному вбивстві.
A convict has escaped from prison.
deEin Häftling ist aus dem Gefängnis ausgebrochen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the pastFrom Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Doublet of convince. Displaced native Old English forwyrċan (“to convict, condemn”).
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Forms
plural: convictsSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- was convicted of
- is a convicted
- has been convicted