In a sentence
Six example sentences with convict, each labelled with its topic.
The parole board reviews each convict after eighteen months, weighing work records and the reports of the unit staff.
Law
Britain shipped thousands to New South Wales, where a released convict could claim farmland and start again.
History
The story opens with an escaped convict on the marshes, still wearing the iron ring around one ankle.
Literature
The film follows a convict who spends nineteen years tunnelling through his cell wall with a small rock hammer.
Movies
Johnny Cash recorded a live album inside the prison, and every convict in the hall roared at the first chord.
Music
Lawmakers debated whether a convict should regain the vote on release or only after the full sentence ends.
Politics
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