a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense
verb
find or declare guilty
“The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced”
Word Forms
convict
verb
find or declare guilty
conviction
noun
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
convict
noun
a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Sträfling
eine Person, die eine Strafe in einem Gefängnis oder Gefängnis verbüßt
🇫🇷French
condamner
une personne purgeant une peine dans une prison ou une prison
🇪🇸Spanish
condenar
una persona que cumple una condena en una cárcel o prisión
🇮🇹Italian
condannato
una persona che sta scontando una pena in un carcere o in una prigione
🇳🇱Dutch
veroordelen
een persoon die een straf uitzit in een gevangenis of gevangenis
🇵🇹Portuguese
condenar
uma pessoa que cumpre pena em uma prisão ou prisão
🇷🇺Russian
осужденный
человек, отбывающий наказание в тюрьме или тюрьме
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मिद्धदोष अपराधी
जेल या कारागार में सज़ा काट रहा व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
দোষী
একজন ব্যক্তি কারাগারে বা কারাগারে সাজা ভোগ করছেন
🇮🇳Tamil
குற்றவாளி
சிறை அல்லது சிறையில் தண்டனை அனுபவிக்கும் நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
దోషి
జైలులో లేదా జైలులో శిక్ష అనుభవిస్తున్న వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
दोषी
तुरुंगात किंवा तुरुंगात शिक्षा भोगत असलेली व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
દોષિત
જેલ અથવા જેલમાં સજા ભોગવી રહેલી વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಪರಾಧಿ
ಜೈಲು ಅಥವಾ ಜೈಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുറ്റവാളി
ജയിലിലോ ജയിലിലോ ശിക്ഷ അനുഭവിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੋਸ਼ੀ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੇਲ ਜਾਂ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਕੱਟ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
مجرم
ایک شخص جو جیل یا جیل میں سزا کاٹ رہا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
定罪
在看守所或监狱服刑的人
🇯🇵Japanese
有罪判決を受ける
刑務所または拘置所で刑に服している人
🇰🇷Korean
죄수
감옥이나 감옥에서 형을 선고받고 복역 중인 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kết án
một người đang thụ án trong nhà tù hoặc nhà tù
🇹🇭Thai
นักโทษ
บุคคลที่รับโทษในคุกหรือเรือนจำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghukum
seseorang menjalani hukuman di penjara atau penjara
🇵🇭Filipino
hinatulan
isang taong nagsisilbi ng sentensiya sa isang kulungan o bilangguan
🇲🇾Malay
sabit kesalahan
seseorang yang menjalani hukuman di penjara atau penjara
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مدان
شخص يقضي عقوبة في السجن أو السجن
🇮🇷Persian
محکوم
شخصی که در حال گذراندن حکم در زندان یا زندان است
🇹🇷Turkish
mahkum
hapishanede veya hapishanede cezasını çeken kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
אָסִיר
אדם המרצה עונש בכלא או בכלא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'convict'?
The primary meaning of 'convict' is 'a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'convict' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'convict' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'convict' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'convict' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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