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
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.
—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
Both parties appealed, and on Tuesday, the Seoul High Court raised her jail term to four years by convicting her of receiving another Chanel bag from the church and the price rigging charge.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
There is significant risk that, given the limited evidence specific to individuals, mass trials risk convicting innocent people.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
Human rights groups say mass trials strip defendants of basic due process rights, creating risks of wrongly convicting innocent people caught in the broad security crackdowns.
—Marcos Aleman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Earlier, the jury had been on the brink of convicting Rivera of manslaughter, but after the foreman read their verdict, a lone juror shockingly almost threw the trial off the rails after they were individually polled.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Jurors accepted the state's narrative, convicting Duckett of murder largely based on circumstantial evidence and recommending the death penalty.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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
Both parties appealed, and on Tuesday, the Seoul High Court raised her jail term to four years by convicting her of receiving another Chanel bag from the church and the price rigging charge.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
There is significant risk that, given the limited evidence specific to individuals, mass trials risk convicting innocent people.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
Human rights groups say mass trials strip defendants of basic due process rights, creating risks of wrongly convicting innocent people caught in the broad security crackdowns.
—Marcos Aleman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Earlier, the jury had been on the brink of convicting Rivera of manslaughter, but after the foreman read their verdict, a lone juror shockingly almost threw the trial off the rails after they were individually polled.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Jurors accepted the state's narrative, convicting Duckett of murder largely based on circumstantial evidence and recommending the death penalty.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicting
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More than 2,100 artists including Brian Eno, Massive Attack and Peter Gabriel signed an open letter condemning Israel’s participation, while a separate open letter signed by over 1,000 figures, including Helen Mirren, Amy Schumer and Scooter Braun, supported Israel’s participation in the contest.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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Shame on any educational institution that censors speech condemning it.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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That led to a federal investigation indicting 79 election judges and precinct captains, nearly all of whom pleaded guilty.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The indictment was returned on April 30, indicting Jamie Jones and Christopher Wackerly.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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After the vote, Commissioner Zach Lindstrom thanked At Chandee's supporters for sharing his story while denouncing the current presidential administration for locking him up.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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In response to The Star’s inquiry, Sarnecki provided a statement denouncing 7-OH and kratom.—
Matthew Kelly
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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The appeals court that ordered a trial court to reconsider Peters' sentence said the trial judge's consideration of her belief in the existence of 2020 election fraud went beyond what was relevant to sentencing her.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Farber has held off on sentencing Weinstein until the remaining count is resolved.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Spain has been critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine and of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, and has backed the South African case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Musk is currently embroiled in a court battle against OpenAI, accusing CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of abandoning the company’s original nonprofit creed of developing open-source AI to benefit humans by turning it into a for-profit entity.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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That administration established political control over key judicial institutions by stacking higher courts with friendly judges and punishing its critics with disciplinary action or assignments to faraway locations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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However, beneath the surface, Cramer said the market has become increasingly bifurcated, with investors piling into a narrow group of artificial intelligence winners while severely punishing companies that disappoint or simply fail to impress.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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“Convicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicting. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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