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Convict
/ˈkɒnvɪkt/
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
📖 Definitions of "Convict"
noun
- 1
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
- 2
A person deported to a penal colony.
- 3
The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
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A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.
verb
- 1
To find guilty
"His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity."
- 2
(esp. religious) to convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something)
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