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The convicinity and contiguity of the two
parishes.

T. Warton.

Con*vi"cious (?), a.
Expressing reproach; abusive; railing; taunting.
[Obs.] "Convicious words." Queen Elizabeth
(1559).

Con*vict" (k&obreve;n*v&ibreve;kt"), p.
a. [L. convictus, p. p. of convincere to
convict, prove. See Convice.] Proved or found guilty;
convicted. [Obs.] Shak.

Convict by flight, and rebel to all
law.

Milton.

Con"vict (k&obreve;n"v&ibreve;kt),
n. 1. A person proved
guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or
sentenced to punishment for some crime.

2. A criminal sentenced to penal
servitude.

Syn. -- Malefactor; culprit; felon; criminal.

Con*vict" (k&obreve;n*v&ibreve;kt"), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Convicted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Convicting.]
1. To prove or find guilty of an offense or
crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by
one's conscience.


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