convict

Example Sentences

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Cue the “Perry Mason” theme, except this jury voted to convict.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

The offence, essentially an allegation of corruption, is one of the most difficult crimes to investigate, charge, prosecute and convict.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 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

Anthony didn’t plan to sit still and wait for a jury to convict her.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling