Definition of convict

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Convict (v. t.) To defeat; to doom to destruction.

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Self-convicted :: Self-convicted (a.) Convicted by one's own consciousness, knowledge, avowal, or acts..
Belief :: Belief (n.) Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction; confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses..
Maieutics :: Maieutics (n.) The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth..
Conviction :: Conviction (n.) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal..
Convict :: Convict (p.a.) Proved or found guilty; convicted.
Crop :: Crop (n.) Hair cut close or short, or the act or style of so cutting; as, a convict's crop..
M :: M (n.) A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy..
Acquiesce :: Acquiesce (v. i.) To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition..
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..
Conviction :: Conviction (n.) The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense..
Conscience :: Conscience (n.) The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.
Transport :: Transport (v.) A convict transported, or sentenced to exile..
Convince :: Convince (v. t.) To prove guilty; to convict.
Infamous :: Infamous (a.) Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness..
Punishment :: Punishment (n.) A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention..
Incapable :: Incapable (a.) Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as, a man under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding the office of president of the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is thereby made incapable of holding an office of profit or honor under the government..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
Brand :: Brand (v. t.) To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict)..
Ground :: Ground (n.) The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope..
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..
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