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verb |
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vIkt
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| inflections: |
convicts, convicting, convicted |
| definition: |
to find guilty of a crime.
After a long trial, the jury convicted the company of polluting the water.- synonyms:
- condemn, sentence
- antonyms:
- acquit
- similar words:
- doom
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
vIkt
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| definition: |
a person who is serving time in jail or prison.
The convict was sorry for what he had done.- synonyms:
- prisoner
- similar words:
- captive, jailbird
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| derivation: |
convictable (convictible) (adj.) |
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