convicted

[kuhn-vik-tid]

adjective

1. proven or declared guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial.

   One of the men posing as a contractor turned out to be a convicted drug trafficker.

2. impressed with a sense of guilt.

   The convicted sinner feels his danger and his need of forgiveness, and is moved to prayer.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of convict.

Other Word Forms

• half-convicted adjective
• self-convicted adjective
• unconvicted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convicted¹

convict ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Some of the children who grew up with Sothea or the convicted foster parents said in interviews that their life has been more difficult since he was dismissed.

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Many investors were ruined, but Gould was nimble enough to escape “Black Friday” with a small profit, and he wasn’t convicted of a crime.

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Officers then moved her to a high-security facility, where she was unnerved by the routine strip searches, and stunned to be placed in the same block as convicted murderers.

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A handful of other defendants have been convicted of procedural violations such as obstructing justice.

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A second judicial official with knowledge of the investigations said two of those convicted were sentenced to eight and seven years of hard labour respectively.

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Related Words

• culpable 
• liable 
• remorseful 
• responsible 
• sorry 
• wrong