as in to condemn
to find or pronounce guilty
an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law
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Recent Examples of convict
Jennifer Brooks, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
If convicted, Moreno could face up to life in prison for a first-degree murder charge.
—Kendrick Calfee
january 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Directed by Love at First Sight’s Vanessa Caswill and written by Verity’s screenwriter Lauren Levine alongside Hoover, Reminders of Him follows an ex-convict who hopes to reconnect with her daughter in her small town, following the death of her husband.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for 9½ minutes, was put on trial and convicted of murder.
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Raskin said the information signals Maxwell either wants to be released from her prison sentence or is making recommendations about other federal convicts to the Justice Department.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
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Most lawmakers who condemned the incident did not call it a murder in their public statements.—
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The United States should be condemned by the international community and all peoples of this earth.—
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According to multiple sources inside and outside Venezuela, Cabello has effectively halted the prisoner release process by blocking the execution of court orders authorizing their freedom — a move that underscores the depth of the internal rupture.—
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One of the more memorable detours in Marty Supreme involves Marty's friend and colleague Béla (Géza Röhrig) telling a story about his time as a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.—
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In July 2025, Rice pleaded guilty to two felony charges and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years' probation, reports ESPN.—
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Braddy was convicted and sentenced to death at his trial nine years after the grisly crime.—
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The care team there was able to discuss the pros and cons of different PrEP regimens and knew how to navigate the formulary for Hurley’s insurance.—
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Skinnies are in the mix, according to Draffan, noting how the body-con fit has been picking up momentum on the catwalks for several seasons.—
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The suspect was indicted on federal charges this week, FOX 5 reported.—
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In addition, Banfield was indicted on a count of felony child abuse and neglect and felony child cruelty related to the killings in December 2024.—
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The charges relate to his killing Scott Wonoski, 43, a fellow inmate at the Massachusetts Treatment Center in Bridgewater, in 2021.—
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His release date is May 25, 2028, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate records viewed by PEOPLE on Thursday.—
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But in a shocker move in September 1983, Joe Strummer kicked guitarist Mick Jones out of the band, denouncing his former mate as a rock-star sellout.—
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Anger and apology Bosch, who was crowned Miss Universe Mexico earlier this year, denounced Nawat for insulting her.—
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Fret about finding ways to score and the offense punishes you.—
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The state’s drought-free status is welcome news for water managers, but residents in some regions are still recovering from a series of punishing atmospheric river storms that brought intense rain and flooding.—
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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