[
US
/ˈkɑnvɪkt, kənˈvɪkt/
]
NOUN
- a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
- a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense
VERB
-
find or declare guilty
The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced
How To Use convict In A Sentence
- The warden of prisons was contacted for information on the convict's behavior on the chain gang, or in a few cases on the State Farm.
- In a landmark case/decision, the Governor pardoned a woman convicted of killing her husband, who had physically abused her.
- In summary, Dr. Green, after studying and researching this question for over 20 years, it is my firm conviction that aspartame lowers seizure threshold, mimics or exacerbates a wide variety of neuropsychiatric disorders, contributes to the incidence of certain cancers, and because of it's impact on the hypothalamic "appestat" plays a significant role in the world-wide epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Psychiatry Professor informs Hawaii House Health Committee of Dangers of Aspartame, as Medical Professional
- The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption.
- There have been no arrests and police are set to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
- This is the obedience of faith to which personal conviction leads.
- Thelma has several drug-related convictions and is awaiting trial on a charge of violent disorder.
- Citizenship status would have insulated her from deportation even after her drug conviction.
- It was this conviction that made the intrigues at OKH, the disregard and "mislaying" of unwelcome instructions, such a personal affair in the first summer's campaign. Barbarossa
- Those who were less keen to compete for migrants could resort to convicts as casual labour.