convict

verurteilen, schuldig sprechen

Vor Gericht offiziell entscheiden, dass jemand eine Straftat begangen hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To officially decide in court that someone is guilty of a crime.

• The jury voted to convict him.
• She was convicted of theft last year.
• They could not convict the suspect without more evidence.

So benutzt man es: convict someone of something (The jury convicted him of theft.); be convicted of something (She was convicted of fraud.)

Synonyme: find guilty

Gegenteile: acquit

Häufige Wendungen: convict someone, convict of murder, convict a defendant, convict of fraud

Sträfling, Verurteilter

Eine Person, die einer Straftat schuldig gesprochen wurde, besonders jemand, der eine Gefängnisstrafe verbüßt.

In einfachem Englisch: A person found guilty of a crime, especially someone serving a prison sentence.

• The convict escaped from prison.
• Two convicts worked in the prison garden.
• The former convict found a job after his release.

Synonyme: prisoner, inmate

Häufige Wendungen: escaped convict, former convict, convict labour