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convict

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnvɪkt/
  • General-American: kŏnʹvĭkt
  • General-American: /ˈkɑnvɪkt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • kənvĭktʹ
  • /kənˈvɪkt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪkt
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 N V IH0 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: K AH0 N V IH1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assigned servant, con, government man, public servant

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person deported to a penal colony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: penal colonist

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: law

Examples

  • He was a convicted felon.
  • His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sentence, disapprove

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ethics, human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bring round, convince, win over, convict, draw, gain over, persuade, pimp, prevail upon, procure, push, suade, talk around, talk over, wash with

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prisoner, captive

Narrower terms: lifer, trusty

8

noun

Meaning 8

a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wrongdoer, offender

Narrower terms: first offender, sex offender

9

verb

Meaning 9

find or declare guilty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: acquit

Broader terms: pronounce, label, judge

Narrower terms: reconvict

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

148 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَجِين (sajīn) — person convicted of a crime
  • Arabic: مُدَان (mudān) — person convicted of a crime
  • Armenian: դատապարտյալ (datapartyal) — person convicted of a crime
  • Azerbaijani: məhkum — person convicted of a crime
  • Belarusian: засу́джаны (zasúdžany) — person convicted of a crime
  • Belarusian: асу́джаны (asúdžany) — person convicted of a crime
  • Bulgarian: осъ́ден (osǎ́den) — person convicted of a crime
  • Burmese: ထောင်သား (htaungsa:) — person convicted of a crime
  • Chinese Mandarin: 囚犯 (qiúfàn) — person convicted of a crime
  • Chinese Mandarin: 已決犯 /已决犯 (yǐjuéfàn) — person convicted of a crime
  • Czech: odsouzený — person convicted of a crime
  • Dutch: veroordeelde — person convicted of a crime
  • Finnish: tuomittu — person convicted of a crime
  • Finnish: vanki — person convicted of a crime
  • Finnish: rangaistusvanki — person convicted of a crime
  • French: criminel — person convicted of a crime
  • German: Sträfling — person convicted of a crime
  • Greek: κατάδικος (katádikos) — person convicted of a crime
  • Hungarian: elítélt — person convicted of a crime
  • Indonesian: terpidana — person convicted of a crime
  • Indonesian: narapidana — person convicted of a crime
  • Italian: condannato — person convicted of a crime
  • Italian: carcerato — person convicted of a crime
  • Japanese: 受刑者 (jūkeisha) — person convicted of a crime
  • Japanese: 犯罪者 (hanzaisha) — person convicted of a crime
  • Japanese: 囚人 (shūjin) — person convicted of a crime
  • Khmer: ទណ្ឌិត (tɔɔtŭəndɨt) — person convicted of a crime
  • Korean: 기결수 (gigyeolsu) — person convicted of a crime
  • Korean: 재소자 (jaesoja) — person convicted of a crime
  • Korean: 죄수 (joesu) — person convicted of a crime
  • Northern Kurdish: mehkûm — person convicted of a crime
  • Northern Kurdish: hikimxwarî — person convicted of a crime
  • Lithuanian: (kaltu) nuteistasis — person convicted of a crime
  • Lithuanian: nuteistoji — person convicted of a crime
  • Macedonian: осуденик (osudenik) — person convicted of a crime
  • Malay: banduan — person convicted of a crime
  • Norwegian Bokmål: straffange — person convicted of a crime
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: straffange — person convicted of a crime
  • Persian: مجرم (mojrem) — person convicted of a crime
  • Persian: گناهکار (gonâhkâr) — person convicted of a crime
  • Plautdietsch: Vebräakja — person convicted of a crime
  • Polish: skazaniec — person convicted of a crime
  • Portuguese: condenado — person convicted of a crime
  • Russian: осуждённый (osuždjónnyj) — person convicted of a crime
  • Slovak: odsúdený — person convicted of a crime
  • Slovak: odsúdenec — person convicted of a crime
  • Spanish: convicto — person convicted of a crime
  • Turkish: mahkûm — person convicted of a crime
  • Turkish: hükümlü — person convicted of a crime
  • Ukrainian: засу́джений (zasúdženyj) — person convicted of a crime
  • Ukrainian: осу́джений (osúdženyj) — person convicted of a crime
  • Vietnamese: bị cáo — person convicted of a crime
  • Bulgarian: като́ржник (katóržnik) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Czech: odsouzený — person deported to a penal colony
  • Czech: mukl — person deported to a penal colony
  • Dutch: strafkolonist — person deported to a penal colony
  • Finnish: vanki — person deported to a penal colony
  • French: bagnard — person deported to a penal colony
  • Greek: εξόριστος (exóristos) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Greek: κατάδικος (katádikos) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Italian: deportato — person deported to a penal colony
  • Norwegian Bokmål: straffange — person deported to a penal colony
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: straffange — person deported to a penal colony
  • Russian: осуждённый (osuždjónnyj) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Russian: заключённый (zaključónnyj) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Russian: з (z/k) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Russian: к (z/k) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Russian: зэк (zɛk) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Russian: ка́торжник (kátoržnik) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Russian: коло́дник (kolódnik) — person deported to a penal colony
  • Arabic: أَدَانَ (ʔadāna) — to find guilty
  • Armenian: դատապարտել (datapartel) — to find guilty
  • Azerbaijani: məhkum etmək — to find guilty
  • Belarusian: асуджа́ць (asudžácʹ) — to find guilty
  • Belarusian: асудзі́ць (asudzícʹ) — to find guilty
  • Bulgarian: осъ́ждам (osǎ́ždam) — to find guilty
  • Bulgarian: осъ́дя (osǎ́dja) — to find guilty
  • Bulgarian: признава́м за вино́вен (priznavám za vinóven) — to find guilty
  • Catalan: condemnar — to find guilty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 判罪 (pànzuì) — to find guilty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 定罪 (dìngzuì) — to find guilty
  • Czech: odsuzovat — to find guilty
  • Czech: odsoudit — to find guilty
  • Czech: usvědčovat — to find guilty
  • Czech: usvědčit — to find guilty
  • Dutch: veroordelen — to find guilty
  • Dutch: vonnissen — to find guilty
  • Esperanto: kondamni — to find guilty
  • Finnish: todeta syylliseksi — to find guilty
  • Finnish: paheksua — to find guilty
  • French: condamner — to find guilty
  • German: verurteilen — to find guilty
  • Greek: καταδικάζω (katadikázo) — to find guilty
  • Ancient Greek: ἐξελέγχω (exelénkhō) — to find guilty
  • Hebrew: הִרְשִׁיעַ (hirshía) — to find guilty
  • Hungarian: elítél — to find guilty
  • Indonesian: menyatakan bersalah — to find guilty
  • Irish: daor — to find guilty
  • Irish: ciontaigh — to find guilty
  • Italian: condannare — to find guilty
  • Japanese: 宣告する (senkoku suru) — to find guilty
  • Khmer: ទណ្ឌិត (tɔɔtŭəndɨt) — to find guilty
  • Latin: damnō — to find guilty
  • Lithuanian: nuteisti — to find guilty
  • Lithuanian: pripažinti kaltu — to find guilty
  • Macedonian: осудува (osuduva) — to find guilty
  • Macedonian: осуди (osudi) — to find guilty
  • Māori: whakahara — to find guilty
  • Eastern Mari: судитлаш (suditlaš) — to find guilty
  • Old English: forwyrċan — to find guilty
  • Persian: محکوم کردن (mahkum kardan) — to find guilty
  • Polish: skazywać — to find guilty
  • Polish: skazać — to find guilty
  • Portuguese: condenar — to find guilty
  • Russian: осужда́ть (osuždátʹ) — to find guilty
  • Russian: осуди́ть (osudítʹ) — to find guilty
  • Russian: признава́ть вино́вным (priznavátʹ vinóvnym) — to find guilty
  • Russian: призна́ть вино́вным (priznátʹ vinóvnym) — to find guilty
  • Russian: пригова́ривать (prigovárivatʹ) — to find guilty
  • Russian: приговори́ть (prigovorítʹ) — to find guilty
  • Serbo-Croatian: пресуђи́вати — to find guilty
  • Serbo-Croatian: пресу́дити — to find guilty
  • Serbo-Croatian: осуђи́вати — to find guilty
  • Serbo-Croatian: осу́дити — to find guilty
  • Serbo-Croatian: presuđívati — to find guilty
  • Serbo-Croatian: presúditi — to find guilty
  • Serbo-Croatian: osuđívati — to find guilty
  • Serbo-Croatian: osúditi — to find guilty
  • Slovak: odsudzovať — to find guilty
  • Slovak: odsúdiť — to find guilty
  • Slovak: usvedčovať — to find guilty
  • Slovak: usvedčiť — to find guilty
  • Slovene: obsoditi — to find guilty
  • Spanish: condenar — to find guilty
  • Spanish: sentenciar — to find guilty
  • Spanish: culpabilizar — to find guilty
  • Turkish: mahkum etmek — to find guilty
  • Turkish: hüküm giydirmek — to find guilty
  • Ukrainian: засу́джувати (zasúdžuvaty) — to find guilty
  • Ukrainian: засуди́ти (zasudýty) — to find guilty
  • Ukrainian: прису́джувати (prysúdžuvaty) — to find guilty
  • Ukrainian: присуди́ти (prysudýty) — to find guilty
  • Vietnamese: kết án — to find guilty
  • Yiddish: פֿאַרמשפּטן (farmshptn) — to find guilty
  • Japanese: 思わせる (omowaseru) — to convince (someone of a belief)
  • Japanese: 思わす (omowasu) — to convince (someone of a belief)
  • Japanese: 信念させる (shinnen saseru) — to convince (someone of a belief)
  • Spanish: convencer — to convince (someone of a belief)
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