convict
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He added: "Only where you are satisfied beyond reasonable doubt can you convict … that is the law."
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
He said jurors must be satisfied that the prosecution had proven the case against Sir Jeffrey beyond reasonable doubt before they could convict.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
In Flowers, Justice Clarence Thomas confidently declared in dissent that Mississippi could retry and convict Curtis Flowers.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Middleton was reportedly one of several senators considering voting to convict Paxton, although he ultimately joined the majority in acquitting him.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
In July 1875, an all-male jury failed to convict Beecher, by a vote of nine to three.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing convict
13th Amendment (1865)
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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