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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Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Lawson's father, Steven Lawson, was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence in a separate trial in May and is set to be sentenced Aug. 6.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2025
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Mar. 2025
If prosecutors were successful, Madigan would be around 94 years old when eligible for release given that federal convicts must serve 85% of their incarceration time.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Verb
Individuals who have been convicted in the U.K. or overseas and have served 12 months or more in prison are among the grounds for rejection.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Lawson's father, Steven Lawson, was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence in a separate trial in May and is set to be sentenced Aug. 6.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 10 July 2025
Noun
Will caught up to an armed parolee in the hall of an apartment complex, and was forced to fire his weapon after the convict took a shot at him.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Mar. 2025
If prosecutors were successful, Madigan would be around 94 years old when eligible for release given that federal convicts must serve 85% of their incarceration time.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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Huckabee, an evangelical Christian who is normally strongly supportive of Israel, harshly condemned the attack.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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The Trump administration accused them of belonging to the Tren de Aragua street gang in a case condemned by rights groups.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Return Strong said the prison offered months of delay for one individual with a broken wrist and finger, limited mental health care, mold covering the shower walls, restricted visitation, took away access to fruit and stuck prisoners with years of solitary confinement.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
19 July 2025
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The attorney had visited El Salvador and was aware of that country’s reputation for mistreating prisoners.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
18 July 2025
Verb
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On Friday, July 18, Verduzco was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years to life in prison as well as one concurrent term of three years in prison for driving under the influence of alcohol, causing injury.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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On June 13, Judge John Robert Blakey sentenced Madigan to 7.5 years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $2.5 million.—
Jim Talamonti,
The Washington Examiner,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The pros and cons of the negotiation approach will be discussed.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2025
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To compose a final decision, a balance must be found between the pros and cons.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Malik Blanchard, 24, of Roselawn was indicted June 11 on murder charges in the death of Treasure Thomas, 22, on June 9 and the death of Jayshaun Cornelius, 17, on June 3.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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He was indicted on charges of murder, tampering with evidence, extreme cruelty to animals, escaping from the custody of an officer and criminal damage to property, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez
July 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Two employees at an Arkansas prison where an inmate escaped in May have been fired for policy violations, officials said.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Assigned to a specialized unit called Operation Safe Jails, Meiser was supposed to be monitoring gang members who sell drugs, collect protection money and attack other inmates within the eight facilities overseen by the Sheriff’s Department that collectively hold more than 12,000 men and women.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Verb
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This punishes exposure but doesn’t reward preparedness.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Świątek, 24, took an early lead in the competition, and continued at a punishing pace to secure a 6-0, 6-0 win in less than an hour of gameplay.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Masterson first accused Kelly’s administration of favoring the Royals in a July 2 interview with Kansas City Sports Radio 810 WHB.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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Hopes had been high for the latest negotiations but after days of negotiations the two sides accused each other of blocking an agreement while on the ground there has been no let-up in Israel’s military campaign, which resumed when the last ceasefire collapsed in March.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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