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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnvɪkt/
Pronunciation (ENPR): kŏnʹvĭkt

Definition 1:
• A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: assigned servant, con, government man, public servant
Labels: law

Definition 2:
• A person deported to a penal colony.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: penal colonist

Definition 3:
• The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.

Definition 4:
• A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.
Verb
Pronunciation: /kənˈvɪkt/
Pronunciation (ENPR): kənvĭktʹ

Definition 1:
• To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
Example: He was a convicted felon.
Example: His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: sentence, disapprove
Labels: law, transitive

Definition 2:
• To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: bring round, convince, win over, convict, draw, gain over, persuade, pimp, prevail upon, procure, push, suade, talk around, talk over, wash with
Labels: ethics, human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/convict