The difference between Con and Convict
When used as nouns, con means a disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros), whereas convict means a person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
When used as verbs, con means to study, especially in order to gain knowledge of, whereas convict means as a result of legal proceedings, of a crime, of charges, on charges of something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Con and Convict
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Con as a verb (rare):
To study, especially in order to gain knowledge of.
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Con as a verb (rare, archaic):
To know, understand, acknowledge.
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Con as a noun:
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
Examples:
"pros and cons"
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Con as a noun (slang):
A convicted criminal, a convict.
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Con as a noun (slang):
A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
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Con as a verb (transitive, slang):
To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
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Con as a verb:
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Con as a noun:
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Con as a noun (informal):
An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.
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Con as a noun (informal):
The conversion of part of a building.
Examples:
"We're getting a loft con done next year."
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Con as a noun (informal, obsolete):
Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Convict as a verb (transitive):
to find guilty as a result of legal proceedings, of a crime, of charges, on charges of something informally, notably in a moral sense; said about both perpetrator and act
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Convict as a verb (esp. religious):
to convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something)
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Convict as a noun (legal):
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
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Convict as a noun:
A person deported to a penal colony.
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Convict as a noun:
The convict cichlid (), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
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Convict as a noun:
A common name for the sheepshead (), owing to its black and gray stripes.