convict
verb [ T usually passive ] uk/kənˈvɪkt/ us/kənˈvɪkt/
C2 (在法庭上)宣判…有罪,证明…有罪
to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime
He has twice been convicted of robbery/arson. 他两次被判犯有抢劫罪/纵火罪。
Compare: acquit
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- It was thought that he'd committed the crime but there wasn't sufficient evidence to convict him.
- She was convicted of murdering her drunken and allegedly violent husband.
- He was convicted of felony.
- An Italian court convicted him in absentia for his terrorist activities.
- If convicted, she could be jailed for five years for living off immoral earnings.
convict
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒn.vɪkt/ us/ˈkɑːn.vɪkt/
已决犯,既决犯;(服刑中的)囚犯
someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime
an escaped convict 逃犯