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  • 1convict — I. adjective Date: 14th century archaic having been convicted II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French convicter, from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere to refute, convict Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 …

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  • 2convict — con·vict || kÉ™n vɪkt n. prisoner, person convicted of a crime v. prove someone guilty of a crime; convince someone of error or wrongdoing, instill someone with a sense of guilt; declare guilty …

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  • 3convince — [kən vins′] vt. convinced, convincing [L convincere, to overcome, convict of error < com , intens. + vincere, to conquer: see VICTOR] 1. Obs. to overcome, confute, or convict 2. to overcome the doubts of; persuade by argument or evidence; make …

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  • 4confute — v. a. 1. Overthrow (by argument), overcome (in debate), convict of error, put to silence, silence. 2. Disprove, refute, prove to be false …

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  • 5confute — /kənˈfjut / (say kuhn fyooht) verb (t) (confuted, confuting) 1. to prove to be false or defective; disprove: to confute an argument. 2. to prove to be wrong; convict of error by argument or proof: to confute one s opponent. 3. to confound or… …

  • 6convince — /kənˈvɪns / (say kuhn vins) verb (t) (convinced, convincing) 1. (sometimes followed by of) to persuade by argument or proof; cause to believe in the truth of what is alleged: *As the slaughter took place, Buyoya was holding a news conference in a …

  • 7List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1840-1859 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1840 1859. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish… …

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  • 8Great Expectations — This article is about the Charles Dickens novel. For other uses, see Great Expectations (disambiguation). Great Expectations   …

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  • 9James Squire — Infobox Person name =James Squire caption =Signature of James Squire birth date =1754 birth place =Kingston Upon Thames, England death date =16 May 1822 death place =Kissing Point, Sydney, Australia death cause =From illness over 3 months… …

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  • 10Double jeopardy — For other uses, see Double jeopardy (disambiguation). Criminal procedure …

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