History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
convict

a person convicted of crime and being punished

criminal

culprit

a person who has done wrong

person responsible for wrongdoing

detainee

a person who is detained (especially by the police etc as a suspect)

person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will

felon

a person guilty of a serious crime

criminal

inmate

a person living in a prison or other institution

patient

outlaw

(in olden times) a person punished by being placed outside the protection of the law; to make (something) illegal; ban (it) officially

person who is running from the law

JAILBIRD as in Wiktionary
JAILBIRD as in Wikipedia