Translation guide
To declare someone guilty of a crime, or a person found guilty and serving a sentence. Japanese uses different words for the verb and noun, and the noun often depends on context.
The court convicted him.
Means 'to find guilty'. Often used in legal contexts.
The jury convicted the defendant.
A more dramatic or literary term for condemning or convicting, often implying moral judgment.
History will convict him.
A person who has been convicted of a crime and is serving a sentence.
Standard term for a convicted person serving a sentence, especially in prison.
The convict escaped from prison.
Common word for prisoner or convict, but can sound a bit old-fashioned or harsh.
Legal term specifically for a convicted prisoner, as opposed to someone awaiting trial.
受刑者 is the neutral, official term for a convicted person serving a sentence. 囚人 is more colloquial and can imply the person is locked up, but it's also used in historical contexts. In modern legal or news contexts, 受刑者 is preferred.
The katakana word コンビクト is not commonly used in Japanese. Stick to the native terms above.
囚人たちは庭で運動していた。
The convicts were exercising in the yard.
既決囚と未決囚は別々に収容される。
Convicts and remand prisoners are housed separately.