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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Recent Examples of convicted
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Though his first trial resulted in a hung jury, Thompson was convicted at his second in February 2025, Hawaii News Now reported.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
He was also convicted of being a persistent felon.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
Sonnemann was convicted in 2024 of killing a family's pet Chihuahua while babysitting for a Sussex family.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
If convicted, the defendants face from 10 years to life in prison.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs, the Bad Boy Records founder who spun his music, media, and beverage businesses into a billion-dollar fortune, was convicted on July 2 of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Biden also commuted the sentences of 1,500 people who had been placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and also pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
If each of the 9,000 people convicted spent six months in jail, that would cost counties and/or the state $140 million for the incarceration alone, according to Dave Wells, the local think-tank's research director.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Dan was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Though his first trial resulted in a hung jury, Thompson was convicted at his second in February 2025, Hawaii News Now reported.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
He was also convicted of being a persistent felon.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
Sonnemann was convicted in 2024 of killing a family's pet Chihuahua while babysitting for a Sussex family.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
If convicted, the defendants face from 10 years to life in prison.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs, the Bad Boy Records founder who spun his music, media, and beverage businesses into a billion-dollar fortune, was convicted on July 2 of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Biden also commuted the sentences of 1,500 people who had been placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and also pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
If each of the 9,000 people convicted spent six months in jail, that would cost counties and/or the state $140 million for the incarceration alone, according to Dave Wells, the local think-tank's research director.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicted
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Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances.—
Phillipa Gregory,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Earlier the Democratic governor condemned a sweeping overnight raid carried out by federal authorities at a Chicago apartment building earlier this week.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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If Pike had carried out the murder a year earlier, she could not be sentenced to death.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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They were sentenced to time served for those offenses.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Global organization Human Rights Watch accused the festival of diverting attention away from allegations of the government’s severe repression of free speech and criticized comedians for performing on the behest of an oppressive regime.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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He is accused of firing 11 rounds from a rifle.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Law, now 48, was indicted last year on five felonies in the disappearance of Rae Allison Berwanger, 54, including second-degree murder, and was expected to face a jury trial last month.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Oct. 2025
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On February 20th, seventy-three days after Brooks’s death, Fitzpatrick announced that a grand jury had indicted nine correction officers and a sergeant in connection with the assault.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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In more strongly Democratic seats, where most primary challenges are unfolding, progressive candidates have preemptively denounced AIPAC and promised not to seek its support, or have otherwise broken with party leaders on Israel.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The age of the Ayatollahs After the fall of the Shah in January 1979, the nascent Islamic Republic denounced his aggressive modernization drive inspired by the West.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Freeport-McMoRan — The copper and gold miner gained more than 1% after UBS upgraded Freeport to buy from neutral, saying it has been overly punished after declaring force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia following a deadly collapse.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Between his year in prison, the damage to his reputation, professional harm, and a flood of civil lawsuits, Shapiro argued that Combs has been punished enough for his crimes.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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The story of a Louisville man charged in connection to the murder of his fiancée had not fully unraveled when he was acquitted in 1991.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Stryker also faces a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 and Sonneman is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Convicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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