convict
verb [T usually passive] /kənˈvɪkt/Definition
C2 to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime: He has twice been convicted of robbery/arson. → Compare acquitCourt cases, orders and decisionsGuilty convicted /-ˈvɪk.tɪd/ adjective › a convicted murdererCourt cases, orders and decisionsGuilty
(Definition of convict verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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