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• The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him.From the entry chair
• There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.From the entry execute
• After he was convicted, they put him away for 10 years.From the entry put away
• They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges.From the entry railroad
• If you are convicted at trial, you have the right to file an appeal.From the entry trial
• He was convicted of kiting checks and sentenced to two years in prison.From the entry kite
• Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.From the entry hanging
• It is unlikely he will be convicted; the evidence against him is circumstantial at best.From the entry circumstantial
• The defendant was convicted in absentia after fleeing during the trial.From the entry in absentia
• The death row convict was strapped into the gurney in order to be given the lethal injection.From the entry gurney
• The defendant was convicted because the prosecutor proved the defendant's prior knowledge of the victim's particular vulnerability.From the entry prior knowledge
• He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted.From the entry falsely
• Juries who will convict on the slimmest evidence.From the entry slim
• What he did was not a crime when he did it, but he was convicted ex post facto.From the entry ex post facto
• The convicted felon asked for leniency, but because the crime was so heinous the judge refused and gave the maximum sentence.From the entry leniency
• The jury decided unanimously to convict the defendant.From the entry unanimously
• TICs must be admitted by a defendant in addition to the crimes for which they have been convicted.From the entry tic
• Convicted fly-tippers can receive a significant fine, a community sentence or even a prison sentence.2026 June, “Fly-tipping is destroying our countryside – here’s how to stop this disgraceful trend”, in BBC Countryfile Magazine. From the entry fly-tipper
• “a UK woman has been convicted for what is now being referred to as ‘CyberFarting.’”2025 February 4, Times Of India, Times Of India. From the entry cyberfarting
• Gavin Newsom has denied parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen.2022 January 13, Jake Tapper and Cheri Mossburg, “California Gov. Gavin Newsom denies parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan”, in CNN…. From the entry Sirhan
• “Less than 1 percent of lynchers were ever convicted of a crime.”2021, Percival Everett, The Trees, Influx Press (2022), page 237. From the entry lyncher
• This device was designed for hangings of criminals convicted of capital offenses.2018, Robert Sacré, Charley Patton: Voice of the Mississippi Delta. From the entry drophole
• A British university compared lads' mags with comments from convicted rapists.2015 May 20, Laura Pintur, “My campaign against Zoo Magazine: the well-being of girls should come before profits” (0:25 from the start)…. From the entry indecipherable
• Convicts in striped prisonwear collect trash by the roadside, watched over by their guards.2014, Roger Frankham, “USA”, in Bite Size World: Eating My Way Around the Planet, Cirencester: Mereo, →ISBN, part three (North America)…. From the entry prisonwear
• Sir, I can assure you that I'm not escaped convict or some looney toon guy.2012, Shane Moore, Stranded, →ISBN, page 23. From the entry looney toon
• I find it passing strange that convicts understand honest folk, but honest folk don't understand convicts.2010 October 29, Simon Hattenstone, quoting David Taylor, “Letters from lifers”, in The Guardian. From the entry passing
• Aussie food was a refined version of what the early convicts used to eat.2010, Kathleen M. McGinley, Out of the Daydream: Based on the Autobiography of Barry Mcginley Jones, page 20. From the entry cocky's joy
• The ships that initially arrived in Australia with convict cargo were called the First Fleet.2010, Adam Ward, Everything You Didn't Need to Know About Australia. From the entry fleeter
• In my relief and gladness I handed them to a convict working in the office.2008, A.S. Mopeli-Paulus, The World And The Cattle, page 163. From the entry katkop
• A convicted felon caught with four kilos of crack cocaine was not a good look.2007, Nikki Turner, 50 Cent, Death Before Dishonor. From the entry a good look
• A jury ultimately convicted the suspect of assault after deadlocking twice in three days of deliberation.2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 6, in Illusion of Order. From the entry deadlock
• A convicted prisoner must send a VO to anyone wishing to visit her.1998, Angela Devlin, Invisible Women: What's Wrong With Women's Prisons?, page 82. From the entry vo
• He was convicted for disobeying Janeway's explicted orders not to get involved.1998 December 21, Ann Harding, “StarFleet Vs Tom Pairs story”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet), retrieved 03 May 2022. From the entry explicted
• For special reasons, the use of convicts as public servants warrants separate attention.1994, Noel George Butlin, Forming a Colonial Economy: Australia 1810-1850, page 75. From the entry public servant
• Most "tatted up" convicts wear long sleeve shirts to cover the tattoos and track marks.1994, The Voice of California Justice, volume 41, number 3, California State Judges, Marshals and Constables Association. From the entry tatted
• Twenty-five-year-old Garnet Plum was convicted of being a found-in in a common bawdyhouse.1981 December 27, “Accused Of Becoming An Activist”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 2. From the entry found-in
• Extreme assaultives were operationally defined as those who were convicted of murder, manslaughter, or attempted murder.1980, Curt R. Bartol, chapter 8, in Criminal Behavior: A Psychosocial Approach,, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, page 223. From the entry assaultive

Meaning of convict

1. verb To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
2. verb To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
3. noun A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

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How do you use convict in a sentence?

Convict is used as a verb and noun. For example: “He was a convicted felon.”

What is a short sentence with convict?

“He was a convicted felon.”

What does convict mean?

Convict means to find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.