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 jury sided with the government, convicting both siblings on one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and seven counts of wire fraud.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
But a jury apparently disagreed, convicting Amiri of a civil rights violation that relied heavily on Manly-Williams’ testimony and rejecting all other charges, including conspiracy to violate civil rights.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Najib, 72, has been in prison since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld a verdict convicting him of corruption for illegally receiving funds from a 1MDB unit.
—Reuters 17 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Read was later charged with second-degree murder and related offenses, but, in June 2024, a jury acquitted her of all homicide charges, convicting her only of drunken driving.
—Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
For decades, federal prosecutors in South Florida earned a chorus of praise for convicting Colombian drug lords, New York mafia bosses, healthcare fraudsters, and a spectrum of corrupt cops, judges and politicians.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
An all-white jury deliberated for 10 minutes before convicting George Stinney of murder, and the judge promptly sentenced the 14-year-old to death.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Jurors also returned guilty verdicts convicting Bazyan of false imprisonment, false imprisonment of an elder person as well as two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, convicting her of just drunken driving.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
But a jury apparently disagreed, convicting Amiri of a civil rights violation that relied heavily on Manly-Williams’ testimony and rejecting all other charges, including conspiracy to violate civil rights.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Najib, 72, has been in prison since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld a verdict convicting him of corruption for illegally receiving funds from a 1MDB unit.
—Reuters 17 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Read was later charged with second-degree murder and related offenses, but, in June 2024, a jury acquitted her of all homicide charges, convicting her only of drunken driving.
—Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
For decades, federal prosecutors in South Florida earned a chorus of praise for convicting Colombian drug lords, New York mafia bosses, healthcare fraudsters, and a spectrum of corrupt cops, judges and politicians.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
An all-white jury deliberated for 10 minutes before convicting George Stinney of murder, and the judge promptly sentenced the 14-year-old to death.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Jurors also returned guilty verdicts convicting Bazyan of false imprisonment, false imprisonment of an elder person as well as two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, convicting her of just drunken driving.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicting
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The Oscar-winning singer-actress took a break during her Tokyo concert to spend a few minutes condemning ICE following the controversial deaths of two protesters at the hands of the immigration enforcement agents.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Local officials in Minneapolis were united in defending Omar and condemning the attacker.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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In 2020, the Justice Department took the unprecedented step of indicting Maduro and senior officials on narco-terrorism charges, accusing them of conspiring to flood the United States with drugs in order to undermine American society.—
Duncan S. DeMarsh,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Attorney General Pam Bondi unsealed Maduro and Flores’s indicting charges, which are a superseding indictment on Saturday that builds on charges initially filed against Maduro in 2020.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
3 Jan. 2026
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Later in the day, after being criticized from some corners for not denouncing Hamas specifically, Mamdani went further.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Despite the 12-day Israeli war on Iran last summer, figures on all sides of the political spectrum came together in a rare show of unity, denouncing Israel for striking their country.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Jurors are faced with either sentencing Harrel Braddy, now 76, to life imprisonment or to die by lethal injection as Braddy’s resentencing trial wrapped up Thursday with closing arguments.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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While judges are prohibited from commenting on cases in Texas, Juvenile Division Chief at the Harris County Public Defender's Office Steven Halpert reportedly weighed in on the sensitivity surrounding sentencing juvenile offenders.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Fleming eventually left the agency and sued the city, accusing Lee of discriminating and retaliating against him for conducting investigations.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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After being notified of the action, Musk’s company almost immediately countersued the conservative influencer, accusing her of violating the platform’s terms of service, which state any disputes with X must be brought in Texas.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The sweet spot is intuitive discipline, building habits that feel purposeful rather than punishing.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
25 Jan. 2026
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Targeted antitrust enforcement that restores competition without punishing scale for its own sake can lower prices without new bureaucracy.—
J.D. Hayworth,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Convicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicting. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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