convict
Example Sentences
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"It's very difficult to convict someone of a crime when you don't really know what happened," Tagliapietra said.
From Barron's
One, Gabby Ben, has twice been convicted of fraud and is alleged to have ties to Israeli organized crime.
From Los Angeles Times
He had been placed in Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum-security prison for mentally ill convicts located between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times
Shojinaga faces up to seven years in state prison if convicted, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times
A government notice said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ordered releases of more than 7,300 prisoners convicted under legislation forbidding "financing of terrorism" and harbouring or arranging transport for "any terrorist group".
From Barron's
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