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through no fault of mine (his, hers, ours, etc.), e.g. Your Honour, I've been out of work through no
f a u l t of mine for two years.
14. convict vt to fi nd guilty of a crime in a court of law, e.g. Keith Darrant assured Larry that
the jury would acquit the vagrant. He was tried and convicted. Ant. to acquit.
conviction n a verdict of guilt y, e.g. Judge Taylor was sure that Tom Robinson's conviction
was beyond doubt. Ant. acquittal.
15. sentence n declaration of a punishment by a law-court; the punishment itself, e.g. What was
the sentence? He received a heavy sentence, seven years' imprisonment; to pass sentence to declare a
punishment, e.g. Considering that the accused man had a long record of convictions the judge passed a
more severe sentence; to serve a (one's) sentence to spend time in prison as ordered by a court, e.g.
Having served his sentence he decided to turn over a new leaf.
sentence vt to condemn by judgement of a court, e.g. The guilt of the accused man was
proved and he was sentenced to serve seven years in prison (to a long term of imprisonment). The
criminal was sentenced to life imprisonment.
16. verdict n decision reached by a jury on a question of fact (guilty or not guilty), e.g. The jury
retired and soon returned with a verdict of "guilty".
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