Convict
(verb)
- Find (someone) guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a court or the decision of a jury.
- Prove or show (someone) to be guilty of a crime or offence.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french convaincre, based on latin convincere "conquer, vanquish" (see convince).
Examples:
- He was convicted of fraud.
- The jury convicted him of murder.
- She was convicted on the evidence presented.
- The court convicted him of the charges.
- The evidence was not sufficient to convict him.