How is the word verurteilen translated from German to English

English translation
convict
verb

Vor Gericht feststellen, dass jemand schuldig ist.

To decide in court that someone is guilty.

Examples with “verurteilen”

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  • Die Geschworenen verurteilten ihn wegen Diebstahls. — The jury convicted him of theft.

  • Zwei Sträflinge entkamen bei Nacht. — Two convicts escaped at night.

  • Der Häftling hat eine Aussicht auf vorzeitige Entlassung. — The convict has a chance for early release.

  • Das Gericht könnte sie aufgrund dieser Beweise verurteilen. — The court may convict her on this evidence.

  • Der Sträfling arbeitet in der Gefängnisküche. — The convict works in the prison kitchen.

  • Hast du den Häftling aus unserer Stadt getroffen? — Have you met the convict from our town?

  • Kann man jemanden ohne einen einzigen Zeugen verurteilen? — Can they convict someone without a single witness?

  • Als junger Sträfling schrieb er lange Briefe. — He wrote long letters as a young convict.

  • Der Richter verurteilte den Häftling zu zehn Jahren. — The judge sentenced the convict to ten years.

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