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

She's also a regular visitor of the controversial Yasukuni shrine where Japan's war dead including some convicted war criminals are memorialised.

From BBC

His mother, Shannon Ives, was convicted of causing or allowing his death and child cruelty.

From BBC

They were arraigned Wednesday in San Diego Superior Court and face up to three years and eight months in prison if convicted.

From Los Angeles Times

While initially convicted of first-degree murder in Worden’s death, he was eventually declared not guilty by reason of insanity — diagnosed as schizophrenic — and was institutionalized until his death due to complications from cancer in 1984.

From Los Angeles Times

Justin Halstenberg, 35, was convicted of nine counts of arson, ranging from aggravated arson to the use of an incendiary device, for his role in San Bernardino County’s Line and Bacon fires.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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