CONVICTING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

convicting

verb

present participle of convict

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 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

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López’s murder sparked global outcry, with Pope Francis, the United Nations and the human rights arm of the Organization of American States condemning the incident and calling for an independent investigation.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Acton spent Tuesday condemning Ramaswamy for the ad even before his campaign confirmed its provenance.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of condemning

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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

Definition of indicting

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But critics, like the Civic Federation, are denouncing the budget plan, calling it an unacceptable abdication of responsibility to meet the fiscal realities facing the city.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
What began with peaceful protests by high school students demanding better conditions at schools has morphed into roiling protests nationwide denouncing rising living costs and inequities in French society.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of denouncing

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Cipparone also noted that the federal judge seemed to take Smith's apology as sincere, sentencing him to less time than what prosecutors recommended.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of sentencing

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Then on Friday, the defendants filed a motion seeking to disqualify Reyes, accusing her of bias.

— Andrew Limbong, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Bill Essayli re-shared Garcia’s post with a statement accusing the Congress member of encouraging people to obstruct the work of ICE agents.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of accusing

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The course is august and sweeping, with long straights and punishing curves, framed by the tall pine trees of a former royal park.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
In addition to punishing women who seek the priesthood, the Catholic Church has also sanctioned male clergy who support those ordinations.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of punishing

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