Meaning of "convict" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONVICT

From Latin convictus convicted of crime, from convincere to prove guilty, convince.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONVICT

kənˈvɪkt

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONVICT

Convict is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb convict in English.

WHAT DOES CONVICT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Convict

A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". Convicts are often called prisoners or inmates. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed "convicts". Ex-convict is a common way of referring to a person who has been released from prison. The legal label of "ex-convict" has much wider lifelong implications, so the person may suffer long-term handicaps and social stigma, including restricting access to certain categories of employment. In the Australian context, the Federal government generally will not employ an ex-convict, but some other state organizations may or may not have a time limit restricting employment.

Definition of convict in the English dictionary

The first definition of convict in the dictionary is to pronounce guilty of an offence. Other definition of convict is a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment. Convict is also a person serving a prison sentence.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONVICT

PRESENT

Present

I convict

you convict

he/she/it convicts

we convict

you convict

they convict

Present continuous

I am convicting

you are convicting

he/she/it is convicting

we are convicting

you are convicting

they are convicting

Present perfect

I have convicted

you have convicted

he/she/it has convicted

we have convicted

you have convicted

they have convicted

Present perfect continuous

I have been convicting

you have been convicting

he/she/it has been convicting

we have been convicting

you have been convicting

they have been convicting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I convicted

you convicted

he/she/it convicted

we convicted

you convicted

they convicted

Past continuous

I was convicting

you were convicting

he/she/it was convicting

we were convicting

you were convicting

they were convicting

Past perfect

I had convicted

you had convicted

he/she/it had convicted

we had convicted

you had convicted

they had convicted

Past perfect continuous

I had been convicting

you had been convicting

he/she/it had been convicting

we had been convicting

you had been convicting

they had been convicting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will convict

you will convict

he/she/it will convict

we will convict

you will convict

they will convict

Future continuous

I will be convicting

you will be convicting

he/she/it will be convicting

we will be convicting

you will be convicting

they will be convicting

Future perfect

I will have convicted

you will have convicted

he/she/it will have convicted

we will have convicted

you will have convicted

they will have convicted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been convicting

you will have been convicting

he/she/it will have been convicting

we will have been convicting

you will have been convicting

they will have been convicting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would convict

you would convict

he/she/it would convict

we would convict

you would convict

they would convict

Conditional continuous

I would be convicting

you would be convicting

he/she/it would be convicting

we would be convicting

you would be convicting

they would be convicting

Conditional perfect

I would have convict

you would have convict

he/she/it would have convict

we would have convict

you would have convict

they would have convict

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been convicting

you would have been convicting

he/she/it would have been convicting

we would have been convicting

you would have been convicting

they would have been convicting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you convict
we let´s convict
you convict

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to convict

Past participle

convicted

Present Participle

convicting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CONVICT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «convict» and belong to the same grammatical category.

con · condemn · criminal · felon · imprison · jailbird · lag · malefactor · prisoner · sentence · villain

TRANSLATION OF CONVICT

Find out the translation of convict to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of convict from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «convict» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 判罪
• Translator English - Spanish: condenar
• English: convict
• Translator English - Hindi: अपराधी
• Translator English - Arabic: يُدينُ
• Translator English - Russian: осудить
• Translator English - Portuguese: condenar
• Translator English - Bengali: আসামি
• Translator English - French: condamner
• Translator English - Malay: Banduan
• Translator English - German: verurteilen
• Translator English - Japanese: 有罪と決定する
• Translator English - Korean: 유죄를 입증하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Convict
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kết án
• Translator English - Tamil: குற்றவாளியான
• Translator English - Marathi: दोषी
• Translator English - Turkish: hükümlü
• Translator English - Italian: condannare
• Translator English - Polish: skazać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: визнавати винним
• Translator English - Romanian: a condamna
• Translator English - Greek: καταδικάζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gevangene
• Translator English - Swedish: döma
• Translator English - Norwegian: domfelle

10 QUOTES WITH «CONVICT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word convict.

1

Duane Chapman

I've been a biker, I've been a convict, I've been a husband, father, and son.

2

Duane Chapman

And I used to say, 'I'm black, too.' In other words, I - my whole life I've been called a half-breed, a convict, king of the trailer trash, this and that. I take that and stand.

3

Anton Chekhov

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith.

4

Johnnie Cochran

Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.

5

Kool Moe Dee

I can appreciate that on one side, but we have to remember that the system is designed corruptly, and works against us, so you cant convict those who can benefit from the system, because its not neccesarily their fault.

6

Jim DeMint

You could accuse Republicans of a lot of things, but you could never convict us of being too conservative!

7

Lupe Fiasco

People don't understand that where I come from, everyone is either a convict, been in jail, been in a gang, is a hooligan of some sorts, but those are my brothers, my family and the people that I travel with. Those are the people that I roll with.

8

Felix Frankfurter

It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach.

9

Robert Shapiro

Our constitutionally-based criminal justice system places a high value on protecting the innocent. Among its central tenets is the idea that it is better to let a guilty person go free than to convict someone without evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.

10

David Simon

It seems that in Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in America, jurors are far more reluctant to convict criminal defendants than in the suburban enclaves that ring the city.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONVICT»

Discover the use of convict in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to convict and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Twice the Work of Free Labor: The Political Economy of ...

In this timely book, Alex Lichtenstein reveals the origins of this vicious penal slavery, explains its persistent and widespread popularity among whites, and charts its unhappy contribution to the rebirth of the South in the decades ...

Alex Lichtenstein, 1996

One Dies, Get Another: Convict Leasing in the American ...

A study of convict leasing in the post-Civil War American South, an institution of unrelieved brutality.

Matthew J. Mancini, 1996

Convict Workers: Reinterpreting Australia's Past

Convict workers is a study in comparative history, noting the resemblances and the contrasts with indentured labour, slavery and punitive communities elsewhere.

Stephen Nicholas, 1988

Would You Convict?: Seventeen Cases that Challenged the Law

The colonial history of the Caribbean created a context in which many religions, from indigenous to African-based to Christian, intermingled with one another, creating a rich diversity of religious life.

Paul H. Robinson, 1999

Convict Criminology

The book includes provocative discussions of rehabilitation, recidivism, drug addiction, life inside different prison systems, transincarceration, discrimination against felons, fathers in prison, and children in adult jails.

Jeffrey Ian Ross, Stephen C. Richards, Ph.d., 2003

Convict Maids: The Forced Migration of Women to Australia

This analysis of female transports to Australia reveals their significant contribution to the new economy.

Deborah Oxley, 1996

The Convict and the Colonel: A Story of Colonialism and ...

A classic ethnographic exploration of historical consciousness on the Caribbean island of Martinique.

Richard Price, 2006

Convict Conditioning: How to Bust Free of All Weakness - ...

In Convict Conditioning Paul Wade has laid out a logical and effective "zero to hero" progression in key bodyweight strength exercises and presented a solid training philosophy. Get this book.

Paul Wade, 2012

Exiled: The Port Arthur Convict Photographs

Taken shortly before the infamous Tasmanian penal settlement closed for good, these images record the faces of men sent to Australia on convict ships between the 1820s and 1850s.

Edwin Barnard, 2010

Convict Women

Beginning with the story of Maria Lord - convict, pioneer family woman, successful entrepreneur and abandoned wife - the book looks at the central themes of convict women's history in Australia, ranging from the female factories and orphan ...

Kay Daniels, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONVICT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term convict is used in the context of the following news items.

The jig is up: Why the media were right to convict Bill Cosby

During the months when one woman after another was accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault, I would sometimes get complaints from viewers ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

The Shot That Dropped Escaped Convict David Sweat Was Incredible

Sgt. Jay Cook displayed incredible poise, courage, and shooting in apprehending escaped prisoner David Sweat. Following what may be the ... «Task & Purpose, Jul 15»

Wanted convict known to visit Barrie, Orillia area

Daniel Varcoe, 31, is serving a six-year, 10-month sentence for flight from police, break and enter, theft and driving offences. He is known to ... «Simcoe.com, Jul 15»

Manny Pacquiao Visits Indonesian Death Row Convict Mary Jane …

MANILA, Philippines -- Boxing's only eight division world champion and Filipino ring icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao reportedly paid a visit to ... «Yibada, Jul 15»

Convict gets $ 1 mil damages after 6-day ERECTION in jail cell left …

A former inmate who was forced to suffer through a painful six-day erection which left him impotent, has been handed a $US750,000 ($1 ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»

First ex-convict to receive electronic monitoring device in Latvia in …

In mid-August 2015, Latvia could have the first ex-convict to receive an electronic monitoring device, as Mihails Papsujevics, head of the State ... «The Baltic Course, Jul 15»

Exonerated convict hasn't seen a dime of his $6M settlement

A Brooklyn man who spent half his life behind bars for a murder he didn't commit says the lawyers that got him freed are committing another ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

Hartford Jury Takes Two Hours To Convict Man In 2013 Murder

HARTFORD — A Superior Court jury took about two hours Monday to convict a Hartford man of aiding his brother in the murder of a man who ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»

How convict escaped from Fort Madison prison

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad called the escape of an inmate from the state's maximum security prison “stupid” but “ingenious,” and he called ... «WQAD.com, Jul 15»

Judicial Liberal Bias Forces Jury to Convict JONAH in Trial With …

Last Thursday, the seven-member jury in the trial pitting the $280 million Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) against the small Jewish ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»