Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A person who has been legally declared guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence, often imprisoned.
Convict
/kənˈvɪkt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
He was convicted of sin.
The other soldiers attacked him, but the convicts attacked them faster.
They were cheering Mason for convicting him.
Etymology:
The word convict originates from the Latin convictus, the past participle of convincere, meaning to prove or demonstrate. The term entered Middle English via the Old French convicter in the late 15th century.
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