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
Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
And then there was France’s Julia Simon winning a gold medal four months after being convicted of robbing her teammate Justine Braisaz-Bouchet — who placed 80th (just imagine a teammate racking up $2,300 in charges on your credit card, then beating you to the podium).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
To replenish its forces and keep up the pressure on Kyiv, Moscow is offering cash bonuses, freeing convicts from prison and luring foreigners to its army.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
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Verb
That’s how Autumn Ernst celebrated with her friends and family at a neighborhood watering hole after the Thursday sentencing of the man convicted in her 25-year-old son’s fatal Buckhead shooting.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
And then there was France’s Julia Simon winning a gold medal four months after being convicted of robbing her teammate Justine Braisaz-Bouchet — who placed 80th (just imagine a teammate racking up $2,300 in charges on your credit card, then beating you to the podium).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
Johnny Cash played Folsom Prison when respectable artists wouldn’t go near convicts.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
To replenish its forces and keep up the pressure on Kyiv, Moscow is offering cash bonuses, freeing convicts from prison and luring foreigners to its army.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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Yoon’s shocking declaration revived dark memories of the country’s authoritarian past, plunged South Korea into a constitutional crisis and was widely condemned as striking at the heart of the nation’s democracy.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports, Matvii Bidnyi, strongly condemned the decision and said officials from the country would not take part in any Paralympic events, though Ukrainian athletes would still compete.—
Mariia Kashchenko,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The commission also calls for measures to expand freedom of expression, release older or sick prisoners and ensure that nonviolent acts are not prosecuted under anti‑terror laws.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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That round led to the first prisoner swap between the countries in five months.—
Mariia Kashchenko,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Upon his arrival, Thaksin was sentenced to eight years in prison on earlier corruption convictions, a term swiftly reduced to one year following a royal pardon.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer and James Crumbley were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to at least 10 years in prison after their 15-year-old son, Ethan, opened fire in a suburban Detroit high school, killing four students.—
Jozsef Papp,
AJC.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The success of Episode 6, and ultimately the con at the heart of Season 4, would rest on the answer.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2026
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Here are the pros and cons of each.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Special prosecutors indict Kim Keon Hee and former Prime Minister Han on charges of abetting Yoon’s imposition of martial law, falsifying and destroying official documents and lying under oath.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Welborn was charged but never tried after two grand juries refused to indict him.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jelly Roll, who himself spent time in a Nashville juvenile detention center as a youth before becoming an arena-headlining artist and multi-award winner, regularly visits jails and detention centers, speaking with inmates and delivering a message of hope and encouragement.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2026
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His long-standing practice of leading Christmas Day services at Cook County Jail, angrily imploring inmates at times to make better choices and to take control of their lives.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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China denounced her and demanded a retraction.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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Members of Boss' family publicly denounced Holker's choice to write about him in social media posts.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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That staunch support takes on extra significance in a hyper-competitive country that often only rewards top winners and punishes those who fall short.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Lofgren said the purpose of the bill is to facilitate quality improvement in the health care system without punishing health care facilities.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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