ciontaigh — meaning in English
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English meaning
- convict verb To find someone guilty of a crime in a court of law.
- incriminate verb To provide evidence that someone is guilty of a crime.
- offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
- transgress verb To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
Senses
ciontaigh is used for these senses in English:
- convict (chiefly, religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
- incriminate (transitive) To accuse or bring criminal charges against.
- offend (transitive) To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
- transgress (intransitive, construed with against) To commit an offense; to sin.
convict — full definition
- verb To find someone guilty of a crime in a court of law.
- noun A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence.