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
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
His co-defendant in that case, ex-Antioch K9 Officer Morteza Amiri, was convicted of multiple felonies, while Wenger’s trial was pushed to July.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The comedy follows a young convict fresh out of prison (Efron) who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage blaming the megalomaniac TV judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that the convict feels ruined his life.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Debora Rodrigues, 39, was recently sentenced after being convicted of involvement with a criminal organization with intent to launch a coup, according to the BBC.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
His co-defendant in that case, ex-Antioch K9 Officer Morteza Amiri, was convicted of multiple felonies, while Wenger’s trial was pushed to July.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Sanam Teri Kasam is the story of an unlikely couple - a murder convict and a traditional Indian girl who follows her parents’ rules to the T.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The comedy follows a young convict fresh out of prison (Efron) who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage blaming the megalomaniac TV judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that the convict feels ruined his life.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
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Trump didn’t exactly condemn the missile strikes on Kyiv, the country’s second largest city.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Most nations — including the United States — have officially condemned the annexation as a violation of international law.—
Darlene Superville and Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The three remaining federal death row prisoners whose sentences Biden didn't commute are all challenging their cases.—
Kristin Wright,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Over the past 27 years, nine prisoners have been set free after being convicted in part on inaccurate evidence given by West and Hayne.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Maxwell was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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In July, more than a year after his arrest, Leake was sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony, his co-defendant to eight.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In fact, there are many pros to housing carpenter bees that, in my opinion, outweigh their cons.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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Have each perspective weigh in on my options with their pros, cons and considerations.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Context Four individuals have been indicted following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which uncovered a network involving fraudulent marriages and visa applications.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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On Monday, April 21, Cleveland Broadie of Rockdale County was indicted by a grand jury on charges of malice murder and felony murder in connection with the 2022 death of his wife, Denise Broadie, according to CBS affiliate Atlanta News First.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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An escaped California inmate wanted for killing the leader of an elite Mexican police unit while on the run was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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From 1910 to 2001, the Liberty Crest Apartments were known as the Lorton Reformatory, a prison in Lorton, Virginia that housed inmates from Washington, D.C. It is more widely known as the site where many suffragists were held after the Silent Sentinels pickets at the White House in 1917.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Detroit doesn’t just punish defensive miscues in the half court.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Of the $15 million that the jury awarded Depp, $5 million was in punitive damages aimed to punish Heard for especially reprehensible conduct.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2025
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking one-day Easter ceasefire.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Two Jesuit priests were kidnapped by the government and tortured for several months in 1976; critics accused Bergoglio of willingly handing the men over.—
Henry Chu,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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