1. present participle of convict; finding or declaring someone guilty of a crime in a court of law
Usage: present participle form

1. providing strong evidence of guilt or wrongdoing; compelling and persuasive

Examples

• The jury is convicting the defendant based on DNA evidence.
• The prosecutor is convicting criminals at a high rate this year.
• The convicting evidence left no doubt about his guilt.
• Her convicting testimony swayed the entire courtroom.
• The convicting photographs showed him at the crime scene.
• The witness gave a convicting account of what happened.
• They are convicting more white-collar criminals than ever before.