convict

condannare

Stabilire ufficialmente in tribunale che qualcuno è colpevole di un reato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: convict someone of something (The jury convicted him of theft.); be convicted of something (She was convicted of fraud.)

Sinonimi: find guilty

Contrari: acquit

Espressioni comuni: convict someone, convict of murder, convict a defendant, convict of fraud

detenuto, condannato

Persona dichiarata colpevole di un reato, soprattutto se sta scontando una pena in carcere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: prisoner, inmate

Espressioni comuni: escaped convict, former convict, convict labour