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
Bill Kirkos, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
MacDonald was previously convicted of assault causing serious bodily injury in 2020, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Annika Pham, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
In other states across the country, convicts were funnelled into a range of different facilities, but in Aragua the system was more centralized, and the main prison was Tocorón.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
If convicted at trial, Martinez could face up to twenty years in prison and a fine of $250,000, according to Bond.
—Bill Kirkos, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
MacDonald was previously convicted of assault causing serious bodily injury in 2020, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
Star actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson who plays the charismatic chef and ex-convict trying to rebuild his life and reputation, will attend the Spanish event, next to co-writers and producers Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson and Hörður Rúnarsson of Act4.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
In other states across the country, convicts were funnelled into a range of different facilities, but in Aragua the system was more centralized, and the main prison was Tocorón.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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New York State Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt, a Republican, also condemned the messages.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Republicans defended Kirk, condemning the political violence that led to his death and calling for civility.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Witkoff, Rubio, and Kushner then streamlined the proposal to a two-phase structure—first, a ceasefire and exchange of hostages and prisoners to stop the fighting; second, a framework for Gaza's future, including disarmament and a technocratic transitional government.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the coming days, a hostage and prisoner exchange is set to begin, and hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks are expected to be allowed into Gaza.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In addition to serving two life terms, Alex was sentenced to 40 years in connection with a multimillion-dollar financial fraud crime spree and 27 years for state fraud charges.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Judge Lawrence Mirman sentenced Soto-Escalera to death for the murder of Wise, and also sentenced him to death for the murder of their unborn child.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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On that note, the growth of artificial intelligence tools — the pros, the cons and the unknowns — are certain to be a theme of Mipcom.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tracking the cons Victims of scams tend to be hesitant to come forward because of the shame that comes with being taken for a ride.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Zohran Mamdani, Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, shared what New York Attorney General Letitia James told him after she was indicted on Thursday.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Pulte got his money back and the former West associate was indicted on a federal wire fraud charge, though the case was later dropped.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, Guatemala’s president announced the plans for a new maximum-security prison for 2,000 inmates that would be complete in a year.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Investigators determined that Molina-Caraballo was the former inmate behind the scheme and began monitoring his activities.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Virginia Democratic Party has not called for Jones to drop out, though several prominent figures, including Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, have issued statements denouncing the messages.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of colleagues, including Burgos, signed a letter denouncing Mamdani and his co-sponsors.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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About 1 in 7 American companies has punished employees over social media comments related to Kirk’s killing.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Obsess Over Concept-to-Execution Speed – The market punishes slow thinkers.—
Erik Huberman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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