conviction for

Frequency: 8.535.0 per million words

Specifies the crime for which someone was convicted.

convictionPREPOSITION (for a crime)

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Examples (10)

  • He received a conviction for armed robbery and was sentenced to five years.
  • The judge issued a conviction for tax evasion after the lengthy trial.
  • Her conviction for insider trading resulted in substantial fines.
  • The jury delivered a conviction for murder in the first degree.
  • His previous conviction for drunk driving affected his sentencing.
  • The court recorded a conviction for assault and battery.
  • She faced a conviction for embezzling company funds.
  • The defendant's conviction for fraud was upheld on appeal.
  • A conviction for drug trafficking carries a mandatory minimum sentence.
  • The prosecutor sought a conviction for conspiracy to commit murder.