Convict synonyms
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To pass judicial sentence on; inflict a penalty upon
The definition of a felon is a person who has been convicted of a felony (a serious crime for which the penalty is normally one or more years of incarceration).
sign one's death warrant
pronounce guilty
To destine to a tragic fate
prove guilty
declare guilty
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bring home to
prisoner (related)
A person held in custody, captivity, or a condition of forcible restraint, especially while on trial or serving a prison sentence.
To punish by attainder
The definition of a con is a disadvantage, a negative reason or a scam designed to trick or defraud someone.
find guilty
To impose a sentence on (a criminal defendant found guilty, for example).
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To declare or order by law
(Intransitive) To be being cooked.
acquit (antonym)
In criminal law, to clear a person, to release or set him free, or to discharge him from an accusation of committing a criminal offense after a judicial finding that he is not guilty of the crime or after the court or prosecution determines that the case should not continue after the criminal trial has started. See also autrefois acquit and double jeopardy.
exonerate (antonym)
To relieve of (a duty, obligation, etc.)
find not guilty (antonym)
criminal (related)
Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.
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To gain as an objective; achieve:
The definition of a malefactor is a criminal or someone who does bad things.
Find is defined as to come across something by chance or to locate something that was once lost.
innocent (antonym)
Those who are innocent; young children.
(Idiomatic) To cause a person alleged to have committed criminal acts to be brought to trial on the offenses.
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pass sentence on
seal one's doom
To prove is to demonstrate or establish that something is true or to show certain abilities.
liberate (antonym)
(Chem.) To free from combination in a compound
release (antonym)
To set free from confinement or bondage:
free (antonym)
Free means to release or let go.
A soldier confined to a restricted area or assigned menial tasks as a punishment.
arrest (related)
indict (related)
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accuse (related)
detain (related)
murder (related)
prosecute (related)
jail (related)
guilty (related)
felony (related)
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in custody (related)
in-prison (related)
incarcerate (related)
convicted (related)
imprison (related)
Find another word for convict. In this page you can discover 54 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for convict, like: condemn, felon, sign one's death warrant, pronounce guilty, doom, prove guilty, declare guilty, bring home to, prisoner, attaint and captive.