convicting

noun

(law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.

A person deported to a penal colony.

A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.

verb

(transitive, law) To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.

(chiefly religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).

Roots

vincovict- · Latin · conquer

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