n. · formal
convict
UK/ˈkɒn.vɪkt/US/ˈkɑːn.vɪkt/CON·vict
A person who has been found guilty of a crime and sentenced.
Examples
“After the appeal, the convicted man remained a convict.”
“Many convicts take part in rehabilitation programmes in prison.”
“She was released after ten years as a convict due to new evidence.”
Band 8 sentence
“The court convicted him on three counts, and as a convict he was immediately transferred to a high‑security facility.”
Collocations
- convicted criminal / convicted murderer
- to convict someone of (a crime)
- serve time as a convict
Word family
Common mistakes
They convicted him for the murder.→They convicted him of the murder.
He is a prisoner / He is a criminal (when meaning a convicted person).→He is a convict.
Say it for a higher band
5criminal→6prisoner→7+convict
Synonyms
felon
Easily confused
conviction
“She has a previous conviction for shoplifting.”
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