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- verb Present participle of
convict .
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Examples
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For me the story is noteworthy for a lot of reasons: Silverberg's society seems more interested in convicting thoughtcrimes than violence or theft (our protagonist is punished for the crime of emotional coldness).
MIND MELD: Memorable Short Stories to Add to Your Reading List (Part 2 of 2) 2009
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A man comes back from the dead to avenge himself against those who played a part in convicting him of murder.
Dec. 30th, 2008 - Issue 0.030 z0mbieastronaut 2008
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They have a strong vested personal interest in convicting the few cases that are brought before them.
No So Violent Crime « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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DNA evidence is now as important as fingerprints in convicting criminals and freeing innocent suspects.
13 Prisoners Exonerated with DNA in Dallas | Impact Lab 2007
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I take seriously the objection to this view that in convicting this person, you are punishing them without retributive warrant and using them as a means to the end of community safety.
Bête Voir 2006
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Based on the evidence at hand, a petty jury had no difficulty in convicting the two women of larceny.
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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In his address of the 8th December last, President Roosevelt said, "It is discreditable to us as a nation that there should be difficulty in convicting murderers."
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A three-member bench comprising Justices Gauri Bahadur Karki, Bhola Prasad Kharel and Om Prakash Mishra slapped the jail term convicting Sadhu Ram Thapa, a storekeeper of the NTC Patan branch office, of amassing Rs 36.16 lakhs through the unauthorised sale of recharge cards.
News Himalayan News Service 2009
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Mr. Keefer – how can you conclude that the Judge (in convicting the youth) accepted Neander’s charge of fabricating evidence?
Fraud and Fearmongering in the “War on Terror” : Law is Cool 2009
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They don’t want to look like they made a mistake in convicting him, but really this decision to not allow the DNA test makes them far less credible than potentially clearing a prisoner’s name.
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