convict
verb (used with object)
to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial.
have convicted
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present perfectof convict.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Jurors have convicted a Denver-area police officer and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
“The execution of an innocent man would be an irreversible injustice,” Mr. Knight said, adding: “If the jury had known what we know now, they never would have convicted Mr. Glossip.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
“She stood in the witness box for 17 or 18 days and never broke down, despite the incredible pressure she was under. I doubt we would have convicted Manson without her.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023
Juries have convicted eight Capitol riot defendants after trials.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
If his mind was made up to condemn me altogether, he should have written and so have convicted me.
From The Bertrams by Anthony Trollope
