convict
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkɒnvɪkt/
:
condenado
- Escaped convict Arthur lustig was recaptured earlier this evening by sarasota police.
- a convict in prison
- convict or prisoner
- convict and criminal
But I did see a lot of inmates slash convicts, change their life.
- But I did see a lot of inmates slash convicts, change their life.
- Country music star, former rapper, former convict, just incredible inspiration.
- Letterman did that crazy escaped convict who's been living in the woods for six years beard.
- One of the biggest things I try to do is hire convicts and stuff.
- And, and the people up there are convicts or other undesirables who we sent up there.
- You have handcuffs walking through an airport when you're not a convict or, you know, you haven't done something illegal.
- What we noticed about the guide is that there was some harmful labels being used ex convict, ex prisoner.
- It's a book about how you can, as an orphan, encounter an escaped convict and still make a success of things.
- It was like Catholics versus not the not the convicts, that's for sure.
- So I remembered I just wanted to it's there was a famous convict who petitioned.
Examples
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Francis is the oldest convict at Redondo Beach Correctional Facility.
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The voices of hundreds of convicts ricocheted off the steel bars, creating a thunderous din.
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We got an escaped convict.
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One of the biggest things I try to do is hire convicts and stuff.
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You know the convicts run the prison.
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We're looking out for the convicts.
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The film brings a sense of dignity, strength, and compassion to the convicts locked behind prison walls.
Academic text (2005) -
The second case gives some insight into a convict's right to wholesome food.
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The documentary highlighted the lives of convicts serving long sentences in prison.
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After years of rehabilitation, many convicts hope to reintegrate into society.
Synonyms
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1.1
A person kept locked because they broke the law or were captured during a war
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2.1
A person who has committed a crime or broken the law
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3.5
A person kept in a prison, hospital, or similar place
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3.5
A person who has committed a crime or broken the law
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7.4
A person serving time in prison
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A person who serves a prison sentence for a fixed time
A person serving time in jail or prison
A person serving time in jail or prison
Compounds
How Guilty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Convict as a noun comes from the same Latin parts con- 'together' and vincere 'to win', and is related to victory. It came to mean a person who is 'proved' guilty after a trial, so a convict today is someone who has been found guilty and may be serving a prison sentence.