as in condemning
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 convicting
The State Police proved to be grossly misogynistic with a bias toward convicting her.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
The first jury, by contrast, deliberated for days before acquitting Amiri of conspiracy, multiple deprivation-of-rights charges and convicting him of the single dog attack and records falsification.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The six-person jury, however, acquitted Otano of taking part in the beating of Ortega-Gutierrez despite convicting him of the armed kidnapping.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Jury leans toward convicting Sweet and brother Harry for manslaughter and acquitting everyone else, but can't reach unanimous verdicts.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Jurors would have had to approve it unanimously after convicting him at trial.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors often have a much better chance of convicting a drug pusher than a conman, because the former’s crimes are easier to explain to a jury than an intricate series of transactions involving financial instruments, joint ventures and limited liability companies.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Scott testified about that conversation during Serafini’s six-week trial, which ended with a jury convicting the former Major League Baseball player of murder and attempted murder on July 14.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
The first jury, by contrast, deliberated for days before acquitting Amiri of conspiracy, multiple deprivation-of-rights charges and convicting him of the single dog attack and records falsification.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The six-person jury, however, acquitted Otano of taking part in the beating of Ortega-Gutierrez despite convicting him of the armed kidnapping.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Jury leans toward convicting Sweet and brother Harry for manslaughter and acquitting everyone else, but can't reach unanimous verdicts.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Jurors would have had to approve it unanimously after convicting him at trial.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors often have a much better chance of convicting a drug pusher than a conman, because the former’s crimes are easier to explain to a jury than an intricate series of transactions involving financial instruments, joint ventures and limited liability companies.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Scott testified about that conversation during Serafini’s six-week trial, which ended with a jury convicting the former Major League Baseball player of murder and attempted murder on July 14.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicting
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Today, scientists, influencers, advocates and politicians are publicly condemning ultraprocessed foods.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Back in February, Ty released a statement to his Instagram Story about condemning hate speech, which many tied to West’s antisemitic rhetoric.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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Detectives continued working the case for years, and in 2022, arrested Shannon Robinson, as well as another individual, but a grand jury didn’t end up indicting them at the time, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Virginia Democratic Party has not called for Jones to drop out, though several prominent figures, including Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, have issued statements denouncing the messages.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of colleagues, including Burgos, signed a letter denouncing Mamdani and his co-sponsors.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both asked the judge to consider their trial testimony before sentencing Combs.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Diddy sentencing live Watch live from outside the courthouse.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Within weeks, James’s attorney Lowell issued a detailed rebuttal, accusing Pulte of selectively highlighting one document while ignoring others that clearly named the niece as the intended occupant.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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In just one of its cases, the company is bringing litigation against an online chatbot, accusing the software of causing the suicide of a 14-year-old boy in February.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The superpowers imposed punishing tariffs on one another earlier this year, only to lower them, and had for months been discussing a trade deal.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Why exactly is the deal so punishing?—
Mara Weinraub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Convicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicting. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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