convicting
present participle ofconvict
| 单词 | convicting |
| 释义 | convicting present participle ofconvict convict verb[Tusually passive] uk/kənˈvɪkt/us/kənˈvɪkt/C2 todecideofficiallyin alawcourtthat someone isguiltyof acrime: He hastwicebeen convictedofrobbery/arson. Opposites acquit clear exculpateformal exonerateformal
Court cases, orders & decisions
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Guilty Examplesofconvictingconvicting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Mistakenlyconvictingsomeone of a felony in those times extracted a very high price. From theCambridge English Corpus Forced to choose between the risks ofconvictingthe innocent and letting the guilty go free, an increased percentage opted for the latter. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, each juror may in turn be held by his fellows to give his reasons for acquitting, though the better rule would seem to require these forconvicting. From theCambridge English Corpus Ockham noted that this way ofconvictingan individual of pertinacity was novel, and so expanded on it extensively. From theCambridge English Corpus So the ultra vires thesis must show that the state's hands are tied before questions concerning the effects ofconvictingand punishing the imperiled wrongdoer can be raised. From theCambridge English Corpus I should certainly not welcome the idea of giving juries the chance, in charges of dangerous driving, ofconvictingonly of careless driving. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My difficulty is that, onconvictinga person, the only choice for the court is life imprisonment or a fine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It places the minimum demands on the prosecutor consistent with the need to avoid the possibility ofconvictingthe innocent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Only the courts should be allowed to take such decisions, and only afterconvictingperpetrators of serious crimes. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Inconvictingan under-16 of such an offence, the court will already have considered whether the child appreciated that the action was wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, because they have power to do that withoutconvicting, there is no right of appeal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing to stop the court fromconvicting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a practice in some courts ofconvictingcases of doubtful sanity and sending them to prison for observation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We know of errors inconvictingthe innocent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 According to that analysis, we are doing worse in terms cf catching criminals andconvictingthem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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