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adjective

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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Recent Examples of convicted
Verb
Prosecutors secured a prison sentence for Lopez for alleged fraud, but in the appeals process, a judge ruled that she had been wrongly convicted. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 Kendall Ramsey, 28, was convicted Friday of first-degree murder in the killings of Kayla Holder, 23, and their infant son, Kainoa Ramsey, according to Hawaii News Now, KHON2 and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 He was fired from Dior and ultimately convicted of a hate crime in a French court. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026 If convicted of the state charges, Boelter could face mandatory life in prison without the possibility of parole. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Last week, Iran publicly hanged two men convicted of killing four police officers during nationwide anti-government protests in January. — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Five first responders faced criminal charges in McClain’s death; three were convicted, including two paramedics and an Aurora police officer. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026 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 He was convicted after a trial in 2023 and sentenced in 2024 to 18 months in prison. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicted
  1. indicted
  2. condemned
  3. sentenced
  4. accused
  5. denounced
  6. punished
  7. charged
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of indicted
Verb
  • Other singers who have previously condemned the administration for using their music include Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Now condemned and boarded up, cordoned off by sagging tape, dirty roll-up door set to adorn the front pages of tomorrow’s papers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemned
Verb
  • Militants convicted of intentional killings and those sentenced to life terms before 2005 are excluded from the bill’s provisions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The group sought to prove its point again Sunday by partnering with Nida Abu Baker, whose father was sentenced in 2009 for coleading a Texas charity that bankrolled terrorists.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sentenced
Verb
  • Since voters returned Worrell to office in 2024, Uthmeier has repeatedly accused her of neglecting her duties as a prosecutor.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Michael Simpson is accused of turning off a teen diver's air-supply machine.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of accused
Verb
  • Collins denounced the message at the time and said internal chambers were made to his staff.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Simmons, climate attorney with the Environmental Protection Information Center in Humboldt, denounced the latest agreement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of denounced
Verb
  • This is the president of the United States talking about her case … saying 'These people will be punished.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Upon learning of their retreat, Calvinus punished his troops by reportedly executing one-in-10 men from two units before setting his sights on the rebels.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Definition of punished
Verb
  • The Green Bay Packers held their annual Family Night Scrimmage Friday night — a practice inside of Lambeau Field where fans were charged $10 to watch the 2-hour, 15 minute session.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In 2020, police charged two Los Angeles-area men and a woman with participating in Tran’s killing.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of charged

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