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
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.
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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
In the appeal, Artiles’ attorneys pointed to the jury not convicting Artiles on some other payments.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, convicting her of just drunken driving.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 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
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
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
In the appeal, Artiles’ attorneys pointed to the jury not convicting Artiles on some other payments.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, convicting her of just drunken driving.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicting
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After condemning political violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, Tisdale defended what many online considered to be a tribute to the conservative activist.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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On Thursday, though, Staios released an explosive statement condemning those who continue to spread stories or add to the spiraling rumor mill.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 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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Prosecutors are still debating whether to make another run at indicting him.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Dec. 2025
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But in a shocker move in September 1983, Joe Strummer kicked guitarist Mick Jones out of the band, denouncing his former mate as a rock-star sellout.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Voters also believe that tariffs are exacerbating the situation, but few Republicans are denouncing them or calling for policy changes.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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However, the jury declined to give Smith the death penalty — instead sentencing her to life in prison.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Mark Stoner stepped down as judge in 2024 Stoner was the same judge who drew the ire of Indianapolis' police union in 2024 for sentencing police officer Breann Leath's killer to 25 years in prison rather than 63 requested by prosecutors.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
21 Oct. 2025
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The decision was a significant win for the town leadership, which has been under political fire from a band of detractors accusing it of being secretive and ignoring the will of voters.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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The 36-year-old ex-offensive tackle filed the lawsuit on Tuesday, accusing the 33-year-old model of invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment, according court documents obtained by TMZ Sports.—
Jami Ganz,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The state’s drought-free status is welcome news for water managers, but residents in some regions are still recovering from a series of punishing atmospheric river storms that brought intense rain and flooding.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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One that asks the highest-income residents to pay a little bit more, without punishing people who are making a little bit less.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Convicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicting. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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