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
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In Indiana, a church hired a janitor convicted of molesting a 7-year-old girl.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Inevitably, Burgess said, after the battery of lawyers have disappeared and the camera lights have faded, the reality of life in prison sets in for many convicts.
—Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Dominguez was convicted in February 1992 of vehicular manslaughter in a deadly crash in Douglas County, Washington state, according to Yolo County District Attorney’s prosecutors in their Wednesday filing.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In Indiana, a church hired a janitor convicted of molesting a 7-year-old girl.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
Nester is one of Utah’s leading defense lawyers and worked for the Obama administration on an advisory board for convicts seeking clemency.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Inevitably, Burgess said, after the battery of lawyers have disappeared and the camera lights have faded, the reality of life in prison sets in for many convicts.
—Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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Then Vice President Cheney condemned those behind the torture scandal, while at the same time defending water-boarding as a useful means of extracting vital intelligence (many intelligence experts say water-boarding is torture, and its victims will say anything to avoid further abuse).—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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There are many who thought this day would never come, who feared that we would be condemned only to a future of less with every election consigning us simply to more of the same.—
TIME Video,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Amid the untold death and destruction that has ravaged the Gaza Strip for the past two years and continues to strike with little notice, one group is tasked with delivering Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners—alive and dead—across one of the bloodiest front lines on Earth.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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More than 1,900 living Palestinian prisoners and detainees who were released by Israel under the ceasefire agreement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jones was convicted of reckless driving in that case and was sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Despite that, in 2002, Skakel was the one found guilty of killing Moxley and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The one con to a three home is definitely the tendency to overspend.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Eagles are currently on their bye week, which will give them a chance to assess their overall situation and weigh the pros and cons of making such a big move.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rozier was investigated by the NBA in 2023 over the same allegations for which he has now been indicted, as part of the inquiry which led to the lifetime ban of Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 1920, eight members of the Chicago White Sox were indicted by a Chicago grand jury for fixing the 1919 World Series.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the Netflix series often attempted to bring light to the real mistreatment faced by incarcerated people, Poussey’s death at the hands of a police officer who suffocated her was intended to shed light on the real police brutality Black inmates in particular face.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
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There are three key factors to any inmate's clout, according to Louis Gelormino, a Staten Island defense attorney.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As many as a third of LGBTQ+ people who were arrested were denounced, that is reported to the Nazis, by their friends and family.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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The policy has drawn sharp criticism from human rights organizations and international law experts, who have denounced the attacks as extrajudicial killings.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The footwear giant and aircraft maker have both been unfairly punished, and their turnaround stories remain strong.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The only drawback is its poor aerodynamics, which limit its range and accuracy beyond 100-150 yards, and the recoil is punishing.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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