🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

有罪判決

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yūzai hanketsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Convict/kənˈvɪkt/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"陪審員は被告に有罪判決を下しました。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To declare someone to be guilty of a crime by the verdict of a jury or judge.

    "The jury took only two hours to convict the defendant of theft."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who has been found guilty of a crime and sentenced to imprisonment.

    "The convict was serving a ten-year sentence for robbery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'convict' originates from the Latin word 'convictus', meaning 'to overcome' or 'to prove guilty'. It evolved through Middle English, where it referred to a person found guilty of a crime, reflecting the legal context of its usage.

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