convict
🇬🇧 UK/kən'vɪkt/🇺🇸 US/kәn'vikt/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To find or declare someone guilty of a crime in a court of law
判定(某人)有罪,定罪
n.
A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a prison sentence
囚犯,服刑人员
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.convict of认定……有罪
- 2.escaped convict逃犯
Example Sentences
- 1.
The jury convicted him of fraud.
- 2.
The jury voted unanimously to convict the defendant of the serious criminal charges.
- 3.
The convicted prisoner serves his sentence in the federal penitentiary.