reconvict
verb[Tusually passive]
(alsore-convict)uk/ˌriː.kənˈvɪkt/us/ˌriː.kənˈvɪkt/todecideofficiallyin alawcourtthat someone isguiltyof acrimeafter they have beenconvicted(=foundguiltyof acrime)before, in the past:
More than 60% ofmaleshort-termprisonersare reconvicted within twoyearsoftheirrelease.
Theconvictionof onedefendantwasreversed, but he wasrecentlyre-convicted on otherevidence.
- She was retried without the illegally-obtainedevidence, and was reconvicted.
- Within twoyearsofrelease, themajorityhad been re-convicted.
- Thejudgere-convicted him formurder, and gave him alifesentence.
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