Convict (Verb)
Meaning
Find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The court will convict him if enough evidence is presented.
- She was convicted of treason and faced a severe penalty.
- New DNA evidence helped convict the real perpetrator of the crime.
- After a lengthy trial, the jury voted to convict the defendant.
- The corrupt official was finally convicted of embezzlement after years of investigation.