unconvict

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verb

To undo or annul the conviction (judgement of guilt) against.

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Meanings

verbunconvict (third-person singular simple present unconvicts, present participle unconvicting, simple past and past participle unconvicted)

present singular third person unconvicts · participle present unconvicting · participle past unconvicted · past unconvicted

  1. transitiveTo undo or annul the conviction (judgement of guilt) against.

    Once you're convicted, it takes a lot to unconvict you.

    2015, Kathy Cruz, Dateline Purgatory, page 73
    1 more example

    OK, you retort, but if Bob is going to convict the chauffer, he has to think of a way to unconvict the butler.

    2016, David Archer, The Long Thaw, page 43

Origin

From un- + convict.

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APA

unconvict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconvict

MLA

“unconvict.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconvict. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconvict,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconvict.

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