convicted
adjective
[ kənˈvɪktɪd ]
• having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge.
• "a convicted murderer"
convict
verb
• declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
• "the theives were convicted of the robbery"
Similar:
declare/find/pronounce guilty,
sentence,
give someone a sentence,
send down for,
Origin:
Middle English: from Latin convict- ‘demonstrated, refuted, convicted’, from the verb convincere (see convince). The noun is from obsolete convict ‘convicted’.
