Convicts Meaning in English
word · lemma: convict
التعريف
People who have been found guilty of a crime in a court and are usually in prison.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Plural noun; neutral or slightly formal in tone. Often used in legal, prison, or news contexts. Not to be confused with 'convict' as a verb (to find guilty). Can sometimes refer generally to prisoners, though technically it means those already sentenced. Common collocations: 'escaped convicts', 'prison convicts', 'hardened convicts'.
جمل نموذجية
The police caught two convicts last night.
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The prison holds more than one hundred convicts.
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All the convicts must wear uniforms in this facility.
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Two convicts escaped through a tunnel they dug under the wall.
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Some convicts work in the prison kitchen to learn new skills.
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The film tells the story of three convicts and their journey to freedom.
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