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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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According to court records, Bunyard was convicted in the 1979 killing of his wife, Elaine Bunyard, who was nine months pregnant, and her unborn daughter in San Joaquin County. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Six staff members at Big Sandy were convicted for their role in the abuse. — Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026 Court records show that while some had felony convictions, others had unresolved immigration proceedings or had been arrested but never convicted of a crime. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 If convicted, Mohr faces up to seven years in prison on the burglary charge and up to four years on the property damage charge, according to court documents. — Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 He was convicted of the latter in January, court records show. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 While he was never convicted of criminal wrongdoing, Jackson paid millions in settlement money to some of his accusers. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026 That and a cascade of circumstantial evidence led to him being convicted of the crime in 2010. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 6 July 2026 Jimmy Syhathep was convicted July 2 of carjacking, evading officers, hit-and-run and felony possession of a firearm, a spokesperson for the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office wrote in a statement issued Monday. — Reeti Malhotra july 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 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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In March, Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, condemned both US and Iranian threats to target civilian energy infrastructure.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The day after a vigil turned out hundreds in Portland, a group of several dozen protestors gathered near an ICE facility in Scarborough and condemned Collins for supporting legislation to expand funding for ICE.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of condemned

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The couple are accused of operating a scheme that targeted fellow Vietnamese immigrants.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
But when Politico reported on Monday that a woman had accused Platner of rape, even his most steadfast supporters began to call for his exit.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Definition of accused

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Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Jason Melara, Taylor and Johnson not only with his murder, but also the killing of Mario Melara under the theory that his death was provoked by the armed robbery of Aguilar.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
On Thursday, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office charged Ramon with lewd and lascivious acts on a minor, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 July 2026

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