Definition of convicting:
(v) :
(transitive, law) To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
(n) :
(law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.
(v) :
(chiefly religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
(n) :
The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
(n) :
A person deported to a penal colony.
(n) :
A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.