[
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.
- There have been no arrests and police are set to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
- Jonathan's soothing assurances did not satisfy David, and he 'sware' in the earnestness of his conviction. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII
- Interestingly, some jurists even asserted that judges who rely on a coerced confession in a criminal conviction are to be held liable for the wrongful conviction.
- 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.
- 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.