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Added 1 October 2026

convict

/kənˈvɪkt/ verb

In Latin: damnō Wiktionary

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To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or in a moral sense.
He was a convicted felon.
To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).

noun

A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
A person deported to a penal colony.
The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.

Origin

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”).

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