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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
Ken Sweet, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Smith, the reputed leader of Miami’s John Doe gang, had been sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering four people in Liberty City in the 1990s.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1992, Cecil Jacobson was convicted of 52 counts of fraud and perjury for inseminating his patients with his own sperm and was sent to prison.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
While incarcerated, Guerrero-Munoz was convicted of assaulting a fellow inmate at Stillwater Prison, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In September 2023, Masterson was convicted for the rape of two women and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in 2006 and later convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 2011.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 25 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
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In comparison, Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted of defrauding investors in the Theranos case, reportedly ended up with a legal bill of roughly $30 million.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Smith, the reputed leader of Miami’s John Doe gang, had been sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering four people in Liberty City in the 1990s.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1992, Cecil Jacobson was convicted of 52 counts of fraud and perjury for inseminating his patients with his own sperm and was sent to prison.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
While incarcerated, Guerrero-Munoz was convicted of assaulting a fellow inmate at Stillwater Prison, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In September 2023, Masterson was convicted for the rape of two women and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in 2006 and later convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 2011.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 25 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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Although the attack was widely condemned, experts told CNN the conspiracy ultimately found a new foothold amid the rise of far-right movements in Europe and the United States.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Vance’s spokesperson, William Martin, condemned the Newsom’s criticism, labeling it a mischaracterization of standard military training that ensures force readiness.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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If convicted, Jones could be sentenced to several decades behind bars.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Porter faces up to four years in prison when he is sentenced in December 2025.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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In Thursday’s indictment, federal investigators accused Rozier and other defendants of breaking the law by exploiting private information about players to win bets on NBA games.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Moscow has been accused of hybrid warfare measures in the region; German media outlet Kieler Nachrichten reported Thursday that the Russian amphibious Ropucha-class landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin anchored off the German coast and blocked a key shipping route between the Baltic and the North Seas.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cleary was indicted later that year.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Youngblut is federally indicted for murder, a capital crime, among other offenses.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Congressional Democrats denounced the $200 million contract.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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In fact, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman have denounced work-life balance.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Just six minutes later, Wells gives the ball away and is punished brutally as Rhys Oates curls home a superb effort from just inside the box.—
Kaya Kaynak,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The 49ers not only left that game with a 30-19 defeat, but Williams also left with a noticeably lighter wallet after he was punished on Saturday by the NFL for the physical altercation with Smith.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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But last week, the company was declared a transnational criminal organization by United States authorities, and Chen was charged in absentia in New York with money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, along with several associates.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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An upstate New York prosecutor announced that a Buffalo man has been charged with murder after fire officials found his girlfriend and a newborn dead while responding to an apartment blaze.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Convicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicted. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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