convict
English → English
(legal) Find guilty: to prove or declare officially in a court of law that someone committed a crime
There was enough DNA evidence to convict him of the robbery.
(English) There was enough DNA evidence to convict him of the robbery.
The jury took only three hours to convict the defendant on all five counts of fraud.
(English) The jury took only three hours to convict the defendant on all five counts of fraud.
(person) Prisoner: a person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence
The escaped convict was finally captured hiding in an abandoned farmhouse.
(English) The escaped convict was finally captured hiding in an abandoned farmhouse.
In the 19th century, many British convicts were sent to labor camps in Australia.
(English) In the 19th century, many British convicts were sent to labor camps in Australia.
Entry ID: en:en:convict · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary