CONVICTED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in condemned

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verb

past tense of convict

as in sentenced

to find or pronounce guilty an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law

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Beyond the nine murders for which the group was officially convicted, investigators and prosecutors have long believed the true victim count was much higher. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Lich, who was tried and convicted in connection with the protests and is still under house arrest, has shifted her energies to Alberta separatism. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 In 2025, Madigan was convicted on federal corruption charges involving schemes that used his political power to steer business to his law firm. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 He was convicted of felony domestic violence/assault in Seattle in 2006, an arrest warrant says. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026 The film is also Diop’s first narrative film, taking the court case of Fabienne Kabou, a Senegalese French woman who was ultimately convicted of murder for drowning her child, as inspiration. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The two Americans were convicted but refused to return to Brazil and the US would not extradite them. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 At Lam's initial court appearance, a prosecutor estimated that federal sentencing guidelines could call for a prison term of at least 14 years if he is convicted. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 She was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

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Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026
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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Two South Florida men were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a nearly $35 million health care scam after billing Medicare for thousands of orthotic braces sent to beneficiaries who did not need them.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
She is set to be sentenced later this month and faces up to 40 years in prison.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of sentenced

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But critics accused him of trying to buy votes at a time when Republicans are trying to maintain slim majorities in Congress.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Filmmaker Juan Jose Lopez Ordonez has accused the West Ham United midfielder of conspiring to kidnap him in Mexico in November 2024.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Meanwhile, Republican politicians across the country have denounced the electoral successes of Muslim politicians, including Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Blowhard Abel, who is running for local office and wants Camilo as his right-hand man, turns out to be a Faustian figure whose influence must be denounced.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

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