Words / B2

k-uh-n-VIKT/kənˈvɪkt/

To convict is to find someone guilty in court: convict someone of. The noun convict /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ is a person found guilty. Conviction is the noun (already in the dictionary). Acquit is an opposite. A jury convicted a director of fraud. Do not use convict for a workplace investigation alone.

Meaning

To decide in a court that someone is guilty; as a noun /ˈkɒnvɪkt/, a person found guilty.

Examples

• “The jury convicted the director of fraud after a six-week trial.”
• “A convict on licence needs an address, which is the noun.”

Good to know

convict someone of. Noun: a convict (different stress). Related: conviction. Opposite: acquit. Courts, not HR. Charge vs convict vs sentence.

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