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
Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish Parliament, has just been acquitted for posting a Bible verse on social media in 2019, but she was convicted for publishing a pamphlet in 2004.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Contact with the criminal justice system lowers political trust, which in turn reduces the likelihood of political engagement among ex-convicts.
—Kevin B. Smith, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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Verb
But Duckett’s attorneys have long argued that he was convicted on circumstantial evidence.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish Parliament, has just been acquitted for posting a Bible verse on social media in 2019, but she was convicted for publishing a pamphlet in 2004.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
Fischbach plays one of the survivors, a convict deemed expendable and thus dispatched to explore an ocean of blood in a rickety submarine.
—Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Contact with the criminal justice system lowers political trust, which in turn reduces the likelihood of political engagement among ex-convicts.
—Kevin B. Smith, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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Only one parent quietly condemned the shooting to me.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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Other European leaders have gone further by condemning the conflict and refusing any help at all.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rogers, the prisoners’ rights advocate, said the result is going to be longer prison sentences for people convicted of minor crimes, with more serious offenders already serving more time before being paroled.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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His charges now include felony possession of a weapon by a prisoner, misdemeanor flight escape and misdemeanor Injury to real property, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Following his 2018 conviction, Williams was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The man whose carjacking attempt led to the fatal shooting of an Orange County woman in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison Monday after nearly two years of procedural delays over his conviction.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What are the pros and cons of private investments?—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The pros and cons of fiber-optic guidance Ukrainian forces have pushed standard FPV drones to ranges of 50 to 60 kilometers by integrating Starlink links, relay drones, and mothership launch platforms.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In 2010, a grand jury indicted former House Speaker Ray Sansom on grand theft and conspiracy charges and issued a 10-page presentment criticizing the Legislature’s appropriations process.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Three people were indicted on federal charges after a crime spree that included an armed carjacking and kidnapping, leading to the arrest of a woman in Downtown Pittsburgh, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As of late February, 13 inmates were reported to have died in the state this year.—
Ryan Oehrli
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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He was no longer listed as an inmate as of Tuesday afternoon, March 31.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Instead, some progressive allies rushed to denounce Israel’s military response while either praising or refusing to condemn Hamas.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and the California Republican Party have been among the few to denounce the online group.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Supreme Court ruled the music industry’s can't punish internet providers that allow users to illegally copy and share content.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Under state law, someone prosecuted for a second-degree felony could be punished with a sentence of one to 15 years in prison, a $10,000 fine or both.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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