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convict

noun verb

A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
T
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

noun

  1. A person who has been convicted of a criminal offense

verb

  1. Find or declare guilty

    “The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced”

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The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced

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