CONVICTED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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In 2009, Bourke was convicted of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for engaging in a scheme with Kozeny to bribe Azerbaijan government officials, spending a year and one day in prison starting in 2013. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 July 2026 If convicted, Burke could face the death penalty or life in prison without parole. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 July 2026 In 2021, Ellington was convicted of assault following an altercation with Rodney Bland outside a Kansas City steakhouse. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, is seeking to abandon his guilty plea and wants his day in court. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 27 July 2026 Bryan Kohberger declared his intention to withdraw his guilty plea on Monday, one year after he was convicted and sentenced for murdering four Idaho college students. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026 In May, a juvenile court in Berlin convicted Ballout of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state, as well as publishing Islamic State propaganda on his Instagram account and other charges, prosecutors said. — Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Pets are required to be secured on a leash no longer than three meters, and the hikers could face fines of up to $25,000 if convicted. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 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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The lack of rights owed to victims in canonical trials has been repeatedly condemned by international commissions and inquests into clergy abuse that have found that the church’s procedures retraumatize victims through their secrecy and opacity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the death of a man during an arrest in Bologna and condemned anti-police protests that turned violent and left dozens of officers injured.

— Reuters, NBC news, 21 July 2026

Definition of condemned

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Colin Gray, who was found guilty of murder and manslaughter charges in March, will be sentenced July 30.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
He was arrested in Lebanon last year and sentenced by a military court to three months’ imprisonment for offenses including incitement to religious and sectarian conflict.

— Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of sentenced

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Defense lawyers say the woman arrested in the 2012 killing of Irasema Chavez in Arlington has been falsely accused and are asking the court to set bail for the defendant.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
In February, Anthropic accused three Chinese AI companies of creating tens of thousands of user accounts to harvest data from its Claude model for the purpose of training their own AI models.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of accused

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Netanyahu, however, has neither endorsed or denounced these settlement plans, and they have not been brought before the Israeli cabinet.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The financier Carl Icahn, Ackman’s longtime nemesis and business rival, famously denounced him as a self-righteous crybaby.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of denounced

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Gang Seong brings Ri Eung-ryeong back to North Korea, where he is presumably punished for his defection.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026
Hamilton was punished for impeding McLaren's Oscar Piastri, a big hit to Hamilton's chances of a record ninth win in Hungary, and Antonelli got his sanction for failing to slow enough for a yellow flag.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

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