convict

S2 W2

BrE /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ AmE /ˈkɑːnˌvɪkt/

verb / noun en → es

past convicted pp convicted ing convicting

1 JUDGE [transitive] B2

to decide officially that someone is guilty of a crime and punish them for it

condenar, declarar culpable

  • convict somebody of something

Collocations convict someone of murder · convict someone of fraud

  • The jury convicted him of robbery.

    El jurado lo condenó por robo.

2 PRISONER [noun] B1

a person who has been found guilty of a crime and is being punished for it in prison

recluso, condenado

Collocations convict prisoner · life convict

  • The prison is full of convicts.

    La prisión está llena de reclusos.