convict

Example Sentences

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It was their evidence in court that helped to convict him.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

"These false confessions are routinely used as the sole evidence to convict, including in capital cases where the death penalty may be imposed," it added.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Yet in 2014 he helped to convict former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell for alleged corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“It makes it harder for me to convict dangerous felons when … witnesses are getting deported, victims are getting deported, and the defendant or the perpetrator themselves are getting deported,” she said.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

The state of Mississippi eventually moved from hiring convict labor to organizing its own convict labor camp, known as Parchman Farm.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander