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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 convicted
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Had the Santana attack happened today, a 15-year-old shooter — even if convicted of multiple murders — would be tried as a juvenile and generally could not be held in custody longer than age 25, with maybe an additional two years in transitional housing.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Dozens of people in Minnesota have been charged and convicted with stealing millions of dollars of taxpayer money for government programs.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
To date, more than 30 individuals have been prosecuted and convicted.
—Chase Jordan
january 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
Seventy-eight people have been charged since 2022 — and 57 convicted — after federal prosecutors said the Minnesota nonprofit group Feeding Our Future stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The filmmaker’s claim of innocence became a cause célèbre in Italy, leading to diplomatic pressure to transfer him, despite fierce objections by the Miami-Dade state prosecutors who convicted him.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
The suspect was convicted in December of assault on a federal officer with a dangerous or deadly weapon and resulting in bodily injury.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Gacy was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the Chicago area during the 1970s.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
He was arrested in 2004 and was convicted for the first time in 2007 and sentenced to life in prison.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Had the Santana attack happened today, a 15-year-old shooter — even if convicted of multiple murders — would be tried as a juvenile and generally could not be held in custody longer than age 25, with maybe an additional two years in transitional housing.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Dozens of people in Minnesota have been charged and convicted with stealing millions of dollars of taxpayer money for government programs.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
To date, more than 30 individuals have been prosecuted and convicted.
—Chase Jordan
january 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
Seventy-eight people have been charged since 2022 — and 57 convicted — after federal prosecutors said the Minnesota nonprofit group Feeding Our Future stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The filmmaker’s claim of innocence became a cause célèbre in Italy, leading to diplomatic pressure to transfer him, despite fierce objections by the Miami-Dade state prosecutors who convicted him.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
The suspect was convicted in December of assault on a federal officer with a dangerous or deadly weapon and resulting in bodily injury.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Gacy was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the Chicago area during the 1970s.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicted
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Columbia University's new president is already facing opposition from anti-Israel rabble-rousers, who have condemned her for previous actions taken against leftist encampments at her last college.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Two former Democratic presidents yesterday condemned the scenes in Minnesota following the killing of Alex Pretti this weekend.—
Karen Cortes,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Shelton was sentenced to almost five years in prison.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yoon was impeached and removed from office, and special investigations soon began into him, his wife, and his deputies, including his prime minister, who was sentenced last week to 23 years in prison.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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The conservative-leaning New York Post has also reported Wahhaj was listed as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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McKee is accused of illegally entering the Tepes' home with a firearm equipped with a silencer, shooting the Tepes -- whose bodies were found in a second-floor bedroom -- and leaving the property along a dark alley alongside the house.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Amber Heard makes an unexpected appearance in a timely new documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, about accused men weaponizing defamation lawsuits to silence women speaking out about abuse.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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As Carlson was being denounced by various conservatives for sitting down with Fuentes, the President defended him.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Maturen / Getty Images In Colorado, lawmakers denounced the shooting.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The restraining order, however, specifically says that neither the player nor program can be punished by the NCAA for Bediako’s participation.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Kelly filed a lawsuit earlier this month in a district court to try to stop Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s efforts to demote his rank in retirement, insisting the inquiry unlawfully punished him for his speech and violated his due process.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2026
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He was arrested the following month and initially charged with just one count of bank robbery.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Rinderknecht has been charged with setting the fire that grew into the massive inferno.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Convicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicted. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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