To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
A person deported to a penal colony.
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.
To give (someone or something) as a hostage to (someone or something else).
To hold (someone or something) hostage, especially in a way that constrains or controls the person or thing held, or in order to exchange for something else.
The condition of being held as security or to compel someone else to act or not act in a particular way.
Something that constrains one's actions because it is at risk.
A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
One who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat; one who is not free to choose their own course of action.