convict

== English == === Etymology === From 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”). === Pronunciation === Verb enPR: kənvĭktʹ, IPA(key): /kənˈvɪkt/ Rhymes: -ɪkt Noun (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ (General American) enPR: kŏnʹvĭkt; IPA(key): /ˈkɑnvɪkt/ Hyphenation: con‧vict === Verb === convict (third-person singular simple present convicts, present participle convicting, simple past and past participle convicted) (transitive, law) To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense. Synonyms: sentence, (informal) disapprove; see also Thesaurus:convict (chiefly religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something). Synonyms: bring round, convince, win over; see also Thesaurus:persuade ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== conviction courage of one's convictions ==== Translations ==== === Noun === convict (plural convicts) (law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body. Synonyms: assigned servant, con, government man, (historical) public servant A person deported to a penal colony. Synonym: penal colonist 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === convict on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Konvikt. === Pronunciation === === Noun === convict n (plural convicte) (Bukovina) boarding school Synonym: internat ==== Declension ==== === References === convict in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN “convict”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026