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Meanings of Con in English
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
Synonyms
Examples for "convict"
Examples for "convict"
1
I am a convict; I have been nineteen years in the galleys.
2
It held the court was correct to convict McKevitt for directing terrorism.
3
The average labor value of the convict is forty-five cents a day.
4
The figure was dressed in the coarse striped suit of a convict.
5
The warden bowed stiffly and directed a guard to produce the convict.
1
She passed away while an inmate at Moccasin Bend earlier this year.
2
It said there needed to be close security scrutiny of each inmate.
3
Mr Lotu-Liga said the staff member was not fighting with an inmate.
4
It was not clear why the inmate would have started the fire.
5
She said the inmate had been threatened repeatedly, and requested a transfer.
1
They would never have me, a branded jailbird, in the Imperial Yeomanry!
2
Yet, during his most recent court appearance, Nair sang a different jailbird song.
3
Parents send their children to pose for family album snapshots alongside the jailbird.
4
The stranger halted with his jailbird companion some five or six feet away.
5
Can you imagine ole jailbird gramps telling stories at Christmas dinner?
1
The yardbird bravado made him seem inauthentic, potentially dangerous.
2
Charlie Yardbird has been on the go since the summer but he could run into a place.
3
'Can you make me look like an aging yardbird?' Griff said.
4
Stoke didn't even notice the gathering of yardbirds behind him, all come to witness this prison miracle in the making.
5
The company added it will close other specialty outlets, including five YardBIRDS stores and a bath remodeling business known as HD Bath.
1
I hope it hasn't been a problem for you, your father being a gaolbird.
2
Many were gaolbirds, having chosen the Navy over more gaol time for debt.
3
Anyhow, here we are, two gaolbirds, Bobby, disgraced forever.
4
'Tis a runaway gaolbird by the look of him for whom we have no sort of use here.
1
You take 'em all in, but this one is a jail bird!
2
Did you ever see a jail bird dressed in a Homburg?
3
Originally published as Ex- jail bird hosts 'Hot for Teacher' night
4
Does he want a jail bird or does he want a hot bird? she sighs.
5
But there's nothing sensible in inviting a jail bird to the house, and having him stay all night.
1
Eventually, these pedestaled scales earn their namesake as chickenheads-theneck a spindly stem and the plate a rounded, squawking yard bird.
2
All four cases involved women and are believed to have resulted from exposure to sick or dead back- yard birds.
Portuguese
saber de cor Catalan
memoritzar Usage of Con in English
1
Officials at Con Edison were not immediately available to explain the difference.
2
Top 10 San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives It's that time of year again.
3
Walker said Comic-Con was not a factor in the TCA date change.
4
Comic-Con visitors might want to ask Moffat when they see him Thursday.
5
CNN reported a fire at a Con Edison power plant in Manhattan.
6
The Communications Workers' Union has appointed Mr Con Scanlon as general secretary.
7
This year, the film contingents at the Con didn't offer many standouts.
8
Masters informed manager Con Counihan of his decision earlier in the week.
9
Brett recognizes a lot of them from New York Con last week.
10
So, I'm not heading down to Comic-Con until early, EARLY tomorrow morning.
11
The president, Con Cronin, has come to the end of his term.
12
Every minute Con kept him talking was another minute he stayed alive.
13
It was someone from Con Edison who wanted to explain their position.
14
Aidan, Liam and Grady were as good at their jobs as Con.
15
The first issue was previewed at Comic-Con in San Diego last weekend.
16
Spurlock: Absolutely, we would love to have it be at Comic Con.
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