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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
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Silva was not eligible for the loans because he had previously been convicted of a felony, prosecutors said in the criminal complaint.
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Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The three men charged would escape conviction on state charges but be convicted in federal court.
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Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Saulter was fired in May after failing to appear for a mandatory Garrity interview tied to an internal affairs investigation, and King could face two to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted of the retaliation charge.
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Lillie Davidson. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
The case focused on Okello Chatrie, who was convicted of robbing a bank in Virginia in 2019 after police tracked him down by searching for smartphones in the area where robbery occurred.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Senate Bill 244 creates a process allowing people who were wrongfully convicted to seek compensation from the state and recover legal expenses.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Vanity Fair reported that he was sentenced to 60 days in jail after being convicted of misdemeanor battery against a girlfriend, and was later charged with battering his third wife, Joanna Ferrell.
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Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Though he was never convicted of murder, Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a wrongful death civil suit brought by Goldman’s father.
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Austin Mullen,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Verb
Guo was convicted of nine of 12 criminal charges during a seven-week trial that prosecutors said showcased his deception of thousands of investors in bogus deals that enabled Guo’s lavish lifestyle.
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CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Silva was not eligible for the loans because he had previously been convicted of a felony, prosecutors said in the criminal complaint.
—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The three men charged would escape conviction on state charges but be convicted in federal court.
—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Saulter was fired in May after failing to appear for a mandatory Garrity interview tied to an internal affairs investigation, and King could face two to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted of the retaliation charge.
—
Lillie Davidson. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
The case focused on Okello Chatrie, who was convicted of robbing a bank in Virginia in 2019 after police tracked him down by searching for smartphones in the area where robbery occurred.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Senate Bill 244 creates a process allowing people who were wrongfully convicted to seek compensation from the state and recover legal expenses.
—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Vanity Fair reported that he was sentenced to 60 days in jail after being convicted of misdemeanor battery against a girlfriend, and was later charged with battering his third wife, Joanna Ferrell.
—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Though he was never convicted of murder, Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a wrongful death civil suit brought by Goldman’s father.
—
Austin Mullen,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicted
Adjective
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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.
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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.
Verb
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Researchers sometimes refer to these influences as permission structures, or social cues that signal whether certain behaviors are likely to be rewarded, ignored or condemned.
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The author — who first came under fire in 2020 for making remarks widely condemned as transphobic — has denied being transphobic, defending her views as pro-feminist.
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She was ultimately sentenced to life in prison with an eligibility for parole after 15 years served.
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Benjamin Song, who shot an Alvarado Police Department officer in the neck during the July 4 incident at Prairieland Detention Center outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was sentenced to a century behind bars, according to court documents reviewed by USA TODAY.
Verb
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But both have accused the other of violating their end of the agreement.
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After Young amended the curriculum to remove one definition of slavery for third-graders for redundancy, Clark accused some board members of whitewashing history.
Verb
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Hezbollah, not included in the talks, has denounced them.
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These tensions flared to their worst level since the invasion this week, when Nawrocki denounced and stripped Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded to him in 2023, over the honoring of the UPA.
Verb
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Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
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Months later, Brian Cox told The Hollywood Reporter in December 2024 that Spacey had been punished enough.
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He was charged with one count of operating a boat or watercraft while intoxicated or under the influence and is set to appear in court in July.
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Another child was rescued from the rubble in Venezuela’s La Guaira region, marking a poignant moment at the close of a long and emotionally charged day of crisis response on Saturday.
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“Convicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicted. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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