Suicide Replaces Homicide as Second-Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Teenagers. by Alicia VanOrman and Beth Jarosz. (June 2016) Suicides have become the second-leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States, surpassing homicide deaths, which dropped to third on the list (see Figure 1). The teenage suicide rate increased from 8 deaths per 100,000 in 1999 to 8.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2014.
conviction noun [ C/U ] (CRIME) âº the act of deciding officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a particular crime: [ C ] His criminal record includes convictions for robberies in several states.
Full Definition of SENTENCE. 1. obsolete: opinion; especially: a conclusion given on request or reached after deliberation. 2. a: judgment 2a; specifically: one formally pronounced by a court or judge in a criminal proceeding and specifying the punishment to be inflicted upon the convict. 3. archaic: maxim, saw.efinition of SENTENCE for Kids. 1. : a group of words that makes a statement, asks a question, or expresses a command, wish, or exclamation.