convict

柯林斯词典

动词读作kənˈvɪkt。名词读作ˈkɒnvɪkt。

1. V-T If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a court of law. 证明…有罪
In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. 在1977年，他因谋杀被判处终生监禁。
There was insufficient evidence to convict him. 没有足够的证据证明他有罪。
2. N-COUNT A convict is someone who is in prison. 囚犯[journalism]
...Neil Jordan's tale of two escaped convicts who get mistaken for priests. …尼尔·乔丹的两个越狱囚犯被误认为是牧师的故事。

It was thought that he'd committed the crime but there wasn't sufficient evidence to convict him.
She was convicted of murdering her drunken and allegedly violent husband .
He was convicted of felony .
An Italian court convicted him in absentia for his terrorist activities .
If convicted, she could be jailed for five years for living off immoral earnings .