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 ( def ).

Other Word Forms

• half-con·vict·ed adjective
• self-con·vict·ed adjective
• un·con·vict·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convicted¹

convict ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

If convicted, Swensen could face up to 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud and up to 15 years in prison for each count of fraud involving aircraft parts.

From Los Angeles Times

All have been tarred as terrorists and gang members, but the vast majority have never been convicted of so much as shoplifting — in the United States or elsewhere.

From Salon

Trump was criminally convicted for falsifying business records in a separate case.

From BBC

The software developed by Fujitsu was at the heart of the Post Office scandal that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongly convicted.

From BBC

If convicted, Castellanos faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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