convicted

American  

[kuhn-vik-tid] / kənˈvɪk tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of convicted

convict ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Whatever other crimes he committed, argued his counsel, Brown could not be convicted of treason in the absence of allegiance.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Of the 32 apprehended, only two were convicted, Al-Saadi said, and they were little more than foot soldiers to masterminds of the operation who had already escaped.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Her co-defendant Rachel Cherwitz was also convicted and has yet to be sentenced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Those arrested were convicted on charges of biopiracy and ordered to pay fines or serve 12 months in jail - they opted to pay the $7,700 fee and the foreign nationals left the country.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Neatly reflecting this ambivalence, Jane Wenham was convicted of witchcraft in 1712, but pardoned and set free.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Related Words

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