escape conviction

Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words

To avoid being found guilty.

convictionVERB + NOUN (for a crime)

Categories:

escape

Examples (10)

  • The crime boss escaped conviction because the main witness was intimidated into silence.
  • Without the DNA evidence, the suspect will likely escape conviction.
  • Escaping conviction on a technicality left the public feeling that justice had not been served.
  • Thanks to his high-powered legal team, the CEO might escape conviction for fraud.
  • It's a miscarriage of justice that he has repeatedly escaped conviction for similar offenses.
  • The prosecution is working hard to ensure the defendant does not escape conviction again.
  • How did such a notorious criminal manage to escape conviction for so long?
  • If key evidence is deemed inadmissible, she could escape conviction.
  • He believes that too many defendants escape conviction by exploiting legal loopholes.
  • The justice system is flawed if the wealthy can consistently use their resources to escape conviction.