From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
convict n 1: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird] 2: a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense v 1: find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" [ant: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate]