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Imposter vs Convict - What's the difference?

imposter | convict |

As nouns the difference between imposter and convict

is that imposter is someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity or other devious disguise while convict is (legal) a person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

As a verb convict is

to find guilty.

imposter

English

Alternative forms

* impostor

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity or other devious disguise.

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    convict

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To find guilty
  • # as a result of legal proceedings, about of a crime
  • # informally, notably in a moral sense; said about both perpetrator and act.

    • Synonyms

    * (legal crime) sentence * (informal) disapprove

    Related terms

    * conviction

    Noun

    (wikipedia convict) (en noun)
  • (legal) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
  • A person deported to a penal colony.
  • A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and stripes.

    • Synonyms

    * (person convicted of crime) assigned servant, con, government man, public servant * (person deported to a penal colony) penal colonist

    Derived terms

    * con (synonym)