Convict



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 定罪; n. 罪犯
• ［英］ v. 定罪 ( find guilty of an offence) n. 罪犯 ( a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 14th century
• archaic having been convicted

II. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French convicter, from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere to refute, convict
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to find or prove to be guilty
  • 2. to convince of error or sinfulness
• intransitive verb
  • to find a defendant guilty

III. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1. a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime
• 2. a person serving a usually long prison sentence

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