CONVICTED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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At Lam's initial court appearance, a prosecutor estimated that federal sentencing guidelines could call for a prison term of at least 14 years if he is convicted. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 She was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Antonio Baker was on Thursday convicted in the death of Deandre Dotson, whom Baker shot to death from the backseat of a vehicle, according to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 Holtzman and Rodriguez face maximum prison sentences of 10 and 11 years, respectively, if convicted, while Guzman faces up to one year. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026 Renteria was convicted in 2015, but pieces of evidence that called his conviction into doubt began coming to light in 2016, according to Hochman. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison. — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 The Seoul Central District Court convicted Han, widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon, of violating the political funds act, bribery and embezzling church funds, the court said in a statement. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Chandler was sentenced to life in prison in June 2025, CBS News reported at the time, after being arrested in 2011 and convicted the following year. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 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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Two South Florida men were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a nearly $35 million health care scam after billing Medicare for thousands of orthotic braces sent to beneficiaries who did not need them.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
She is set to be sentenced later this month and faces up to 40 years in prison.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of sentenced

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During his absence, Haiti’s transitional authorities adopted a controversial decree shielding senior government officials accused of malfeasance and other crimes committed while in office from prosecution in the country’s regular courts.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Vucic last week accused the West and The Hague tribunal of blaming only Serbs for the crimes and bringing no justice for the Serb victims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of accused

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During the news conference, Sheinbaum denounced the idea that the music contest was a form of censorship.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
El Sayed denounced the terrorist attack, perpetrated by a Lebanese immigrant who lost family in an Israeli airstrike, but qualified it at the time, offering support for those affected by Israel’s strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of denounced

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Walsh, 40, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder on Friday, police announced.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
The prototype was assembled on location, installed outdoors, and left in place over several nights while its solar system charged the batteries.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

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