C1verbformallawcrime
US/kənˈvɪkt/
UK/kənˈvɪkt/
to officially decide in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
In context
He was convicted of fraud and sentenced to seven years in prison.
Without a witness, it will be hard to convict anyone of the theft.
People who have been convicted cannot work in some government jobs.
Words that go with convict
verb + preposition
- convicted ofThe former minister was convicted of accepting bribes.
- convicted on chargesShe was convicted on charges of tax evasion.
adverb + verb
- wrongly convictedHe spent twenty years in prison after being wrongly convicted.
- previously convictedOffenders who were previously convicted face longer sentences.
adjective + noun
- convicted criminalUnder the new rules, no convicted criminal can stand for election.