convict
verb (used with object)
to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial.
was convicting
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past progressiveof convict.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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To support their sentencing recommendation, prosecutors included a handwritten letter Swinney tried to send to Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicting of killing Floyd, sparking months of nationwide protests.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
Sheridan's story sounded almost too good to be true - and a jury in a second trial ruled Thursday that it was, convicting him of perjury.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2010
His biggest score was convicting the elderly family capo James Licavoli, a.k.a.
From Washington Post
Memory was convicting him of injustice toward his wife.
From Choice Readings for the Home Circle by Anonymous
"Do you suppose that I dreamed for an instant that she was convicting herself and you?" said Duane in bitter contempt.
From The Danger Mark by A. B. Wenzell
