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vIkt
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convicts, convicting, convicted |
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If a group of people convicts a person of a crime, it means they have decided that this person is guilty. In a court of law, the twelve people who decide if someone is guilty or not guilty is called the "jury."
After a long trial, the jury convicted the man of the terrible crime.The police knew they didn't have enough evidence to convict their suspect.- synonyms:
- sentence
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noun |
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kan
vIkt
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A person who is in jail or prison because of a crime is a called a "convict."
The convict was sorry for what he had done.- synonyms:
- prisoner
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| derivation: |
convictable (convictible) (adj.) |
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