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convict

1. con.vict \k*n-vikt\ aj archaic  : CONVICTED 
2. con.vict \'ka:n-.vikt\ n 1: a person convicted of and under sentence for 
   a crime  2: a person serving a prison sentence usu. for a long term 
3. con.vict \k*n-'vikt\ vt [ME convicten, fr. L convictus, pp. of 
   convincere to refute,]convict 1: to find or prove to be guilty  2: to 
   convince of error or sinfulness