convicting

present participle of convict

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of convicting The jury deadlocked 11-1, with Desronvil standing alone in favor of convicting Clancy rather than accepting her insanity defense, prompting Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial. — Brittany Miller , Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 In convicting the company, Principal Magistrate David Cheung pointed to the firm's requirement for its approval before Cheng ran for election for the union's leadership role. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 After deliberating further, the jury unanimously reached a not-guilty verdict on that charge, while convicting him of other charges. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Jurors in Las Vegas deliberated for about three hours Monday before convicting Davis, 63, of first-degree murder. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 His team claimed that pink, Brooks’ favorite color, would sway the jury into convicting him. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Sugar’s purpose in this earthly life — to reunite lost families in the City of Angels — is crumbling under the maddening impossibility of convicting a policeman of a crime in a world where the crime is the point. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Aside from the one juror who voted not guilty, 11 others voted in favor of convicting King on the charge of corrupt influence retaliation against a witness, Saulter told reporters shortly after the declaration of a mistrial. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 Millete, 44, is charged with first-degree murder, though the jurors have the option of convicting him on lesser murder or manslaughter charges. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicting
Verb
  • The brazen, unmasked calls to erase Israel triggered fierce bipartisan backlash from lawmakers condemning the rising wave of open extremism.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Reddit users have been posting about the problem, and condemning Sega and the game’s developer, Creative Assembly.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The decision came on the heels of a Haitian investigation indicting Sanon and 50 others in connection with the July 7, 2021, assassination.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Observers say prosecutors could again ask for further police investigation, rather than indicting Bang immediately.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If the main predictor of racial disparities in prison is poverty, then denouncing police and prosecutors as racist won't shrink those gaps.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Before entering politics, Correa published papers denouncing dollarization and sketched a plan to unwind it.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Such a motion can allow prosecutors to request a sentence reduction after sentencing based on a defendant’s assistance to investigators.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The judge in Kao’s sentencing ultimately offered him no benefit for his cooperation with federal authorities, sentencing him to 87 months in federal prison.
    — William Turton, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the arrest Sunday on X, accusing Pulido Vargas of exploiting programs meant to provide essential supplies and housing.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • China criticized Lai’s speech, accusing him of disregarding facts and misleading the public.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Seeing that gave Novick hope that the criminal justice system might serve a greater purpose beyond simply punishing those who break the law.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Both a federal district court and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state was not targeting or punishing Catholic preschools because of their faith.
    — Preston Green III, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Convicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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