Used in a Sentence

convicted

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for convicted.

Editorial note

So, even a prosecutor that knowingly gets a defendant wrongly convicted and put to death still has total immunity?

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of convicted gathered in one view.

N

a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford.

N

One who is convicted has been found guilty of a crime by a court of law.

N

a 1931 American pre-Code film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Aileen Pringle and Jameson Thomas.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for convicted.

N

a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford.

N

One who is convicted has been found guilty of a crime by a court of law.

N

a 1931 American pre-Code film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Aileen Pringle and Jameson Thomas.

N

a 1938 American/Canadian action film directed by Leon Barsha.

Example sentences

1

So, even a prosecutor that knowingly gets a defendant wrongly convicted and put to death still has total immunity?

2

Snowden literally needs to come back, face the trials, and be convicted before the President could consider to pardon him.

3

If you /are/ charged for something, there's a chance you're going to get convicted for it.

4

The President cannot pardon someone for a federal crime they have not been convicted of.

5

Female arrestees are also significantly likelier to avoid charges and convictions entirely, and twice as likely to avoid incarceration if convicted.

6

Consider that a panel of legal experts considered and unanimously convicted based on this evidence.

7

Andrea Rossi (a convicted fraudster) got VC money for the E-Cat cold fusion scam.

8

For broaching the subject of what happens to people convicted of sex crimes?

9

Certainly, we can ignore some of the strange behaviour of the convicted (the phone calls, the lies, her past).

10

Ergo everyone convicted is guilty and convictions are quite cheap.

11

Guede was convicted -- he is guilty, he did it.

12

> The President cannot pardon someone for a federal crime they have not been convicted of.

Quote examples

1

The implied definition is that recidivism means "repeated the crime for which they were convicted" or "relapsed into criminal behavior".

2

Rather than "come out and fight like a man", it is "security, security, security, Snowden hasn't been convicted yet, security, security, security".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use convicted in a sentence?

So, even a prosecutor that knowingly gets a defendant wrongly convicted and put to death still has total immunity?

What does convicted mean?

a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford.

What part of speech is convicted?

convicted is commonly used as N.