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convict
What does convict mean?
convict (verb): find or declare guilty.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use convict in a sentence?
- The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does convict come from?
From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to convict
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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to occur or take place
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to inspect; to examine
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find or declare guilty
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begin to be; turn into
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