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Convict

A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

A person who is found guilty of an offense by the verdict of a jury, or other legal decision.

In English law

Convict recusant: a person legally prosecuted, indicted and convicted for refusing to come to church to hear the common prayer, according to several statutes of Elizabeth and James.