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 court said jurors received instructions from the trial judge that could have improperly swayed them toward convicting him.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The jury deliberated for less than three hours before convicting Anthony on Tuesday, and later sentenced him to 35 years in prison.
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Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Cassidy’s vote in favor of convicting the president after his 2021 impeachment has shadowed him since.
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Thomas Beaumont,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Charged with reckless manslaughter, Longet was the center of a headline-making trial, with a jury eventually convicting her of criminally negligent homicide in January 1977.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Jurors deliberated for about three hours before convicting him on two counts of murder and two counts of using a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
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Bill Chappell,
NPR,
13 May 2026
Jurors deliberated for about a day before convicting Kendall of murder.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Indeed, Dante was exiled after a sham trial convicting him of corruption.
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René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Judges tend to give a minimal description to jurors – saying that jurors should be firmly convinced before convicting someone, for example.
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Sonali Chakravarti,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The jury deliberated for less than three hours before convicting Anthony on Tuesday, and later sentenced him to 35 years in prison.
—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Cassidy’s vote in favor of convicting the president after his 2021 impeachment has shadowed him since.
—
Thomas Beaumont,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Charged with reckless manslaughter, Longet was the center of a headline-making trial, with a jury eventually convicting her of criminally negligent homicide in January 1977.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Jurors deliberated for about three hours before convicting him on two counts of murder and two counts of using a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
13 May 2026
Jurors deliberated for about a day before convicting Kendall of murder.
—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Indeed, Dante was exiled after a sham trial convicting him of corruption.
—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Judges tend to give a minimal description to jurors – saying that jurors should be firmly convinced before convicting someone, for example.
—
Sonali Chakravarti,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicting
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The display by the players caused a backlash among some in the team's fan base and prompted a national controversy in a city renowned for its support of LGBTQ+ culture, with Mayor Daniel Lurie among those condemning the players' actions.
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The comments have gained attention online after a video clip from the meeting began circulating on social media, with critics condemning Pittman’s characterization of Juneteenth.
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Now Washington has sharply escalated tensions by indicting the 94-year-old former Cuban president, Raúl Castro (brother of Fidel).
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Natalie Neysa Alund Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez fired back at the Justice Department for indicting Castro on Wednesday, saying the country acted in self defense in the more than three-decade-old killings.
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Male guardians of this ideological camp circulated defamatory letters from prison, denouncing me for unveiling and rebelling against mandatory veiling.
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Those at the rally speak of wages, denouncing corruption and investments that are selling out their country, and the increasingly unaffordable rents.
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Wednesday is sentencing day for Rex Heuermann, long the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case that has loomed over Long Island for more than three decades.
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This week, a jury in McKinney, Texas convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murder, sentencing him to 35 years in prison for the killing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025.
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Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.
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The pageant organization had previously struck a three-year deal in April 2024 to air the beauty pageants; however, in May 2024, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava resigned from their positions, accusing the organizers of abuse and bullying.
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Meanwhile, Bobby is soft-launching his relationship, which leads to Chane punishing Bobby by firing his restaurant partner, the Goose to Bobby’s Maverick.
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France has banned public alcohol consumption as Europe swelters under a punishing heat dome.
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“Convicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicting. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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