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Meanings of convict in English

Portuguese
condenado
Catalan
presoner
Spanish
preso

A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison.

condenado
Russian
заключённый
Spanish
convicto
Catalan
convicte

One who has been found guilty of a crime by a court of law.

Related terms
заключённый
Portuguese
provar a culpa
Catalan
condemnar
Spanish
condenar

Find or declare guilty.

provar a culpa
Antonyms
Examples for "acquit"
Examples for "acquit"
1
Explainer: Why will Republicans vote to acquit Trump in his impeachment trial?
Reuters
2
His conscience was not satisfied; and he should not acquit the Bishops.
A Book of English Prose / Part II, Arranged for Secondary and Hi...
3
The judge directed the jury to acquit the prisoner on that count.
Foul Play
4
She had to acquit herself of these charges; thus she gained power.
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10
5
He will in no wise acquit the guilty, or He will pardon.
Our Master: Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord
Usage of convict in English
1
I am a convict; I have been nineteen years in the galleys.
The Ontario High School Reader
2
It held the court was correct to convict McKevitt for directing terrorism.
The Irish Times
3
The average labor value of the convict is forty-five cents a day.
The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
4
The figure was dressed in the coarse striped suit of a convict.
A Texas Ranger
5
The warden bowed stiffly and directed a guard to produce the convict.
The Ape, the Idiot & Other People
6
The fine mosaics in the chancel were worked by a female convict.
Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
7
What to do with convict labor is one of the unsolved problems.
The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
8
The Senate will decide whether to convict and remove him from office.
Radio NZ
9
The relation of the convict to the free has been constantly changing.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II
10
It takes ten officers and a shitload of evidence to convict you.
The Kingmaker
11
A two-thirds majority is required in the Senate to convict and remove.
Reuters
12
The prison attempts to supply the deficiencies in the convict's early training.
Problems in American Democracy
13
This jury would never convict Mitchell after hearing that lot.' He laughed.
Silks
14
This convict is now serving out his eighth term in the penitentiary.
The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
15
The inexorable facts closed in on him like prison-warders handcuffing a convict.
Ethan Frome
16
Hall there is no jury in the land will ever convict them.
The Centralia Conspiracy
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Convict through the time
Convict across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common