Definition of convict

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Convict (n.) A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime.

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Convict :: Convict (v. t.) To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's conscience..
Persuasion :: Persuasion (n.) The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced..
Slang :: Slang (n.) A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.
Flash :: Flash (v. t.) To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind..
Condemn :: Condemn (v. t.) To declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of; to convict of guilt.
Felonry :: Felonry (n.) A body of felons; specifically, the convict population of a penal colony..
Power :: Power (n.) Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength, force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm..
Convictism :: Convictism (n.) The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
Convicting :: Convicting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Convic.
Transport :: Transport (v.) A vessel employed for transporting, especially for carrying soldiers, warlike stores, or provisions, from one place to another, or to convey convicts to their destination; -- called also transport ship, transport vessel..
Force :: Force (n.) To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind..
Conversion :: Conversion (n.) A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world to the service of God; a change of the ruling disposition of the soul, involving a transformation of the outward life..
Ashamed :: Ashamed (a.) Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety..
Convince :: Convince (v. t.) To prove guilty; to convict.
Transport :: Transport (v.) A convict transported, or sentenced to exile..
Infamy :: Infamy (n.) That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness..
Presentiment :: Presentiment (n.) Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding..
Conscience :: Conscience (n.) The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
Disqualify :: Disqualify (v. t.) To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness..
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