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May 26, 2012
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con•vict



Pronunciation: (
—v., adj.kun-vikt';
—n.kon'vikt), [key]
—v.t.
1. to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.
2. to impress with a sense of guilt.

—n.
1. a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
2. a person serving a prison sentence.

—adj.
Archaic.convicted.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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