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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 convicts
Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
If the jury rejects Santos' insanity defense and convicts him, he could be sentenced to life in prison.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
In Massachusetts when a jury convicts a defendant of murder, the panel is also asked to determine the degree of murder even when someone like Walshe is only charged with murder in the first degree.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
White held off ruling on a defense motion to throw out the conspiracy charge until after Wenger’s trial, meaning that even if a jury convicts Wenger, the judge may overrule it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
If the trial jury convicts Rodriguez, prosecutors will then have to prove that capital punishment is warranted, CNN reported.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Kevin B. Smith, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
He had been placed in Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum-security prison for mentally ill convicts located between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Johnny Cash played Folsom Prison when respectable artists wouldn’t go near convicts.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
To replenish its forces and keep up the pressure on Kyiv, Moscow is offering cash bonuses, freeing convicts from prison and luring foreigners to its army.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Time may be the currency with which people are required to pay for their crimes, but as this gloomy two-hander confronts at every turn, the purgatorial nature of prison doesn’t excuse convicts from being subjected to its effects.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
The Massachusetts Parole Board has OK’d the release of five murder convicts — either first-degree murderers or those guilty of accessory to murder — in the first couple of weeks of the year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Trump has a record of rewarding political supporters in exercising his pardon and commutation privileges, even beyond his decision to spare Duncan and Margaret Hunter and other white-collar convicts from federal punishment.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Brazilian law requires that all convicts start their sentences in prison.
—NPR, 22 Nov. 2025
Verb
March 31, 2015 Prosecutors ask that Mack and Schaefer be spared the maximum possible penalty — death by firing squad — if the three-judge panel convicts the young couple of killing Mack’s mother.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
If the jury rejects Santos' insanity defense and convicts him, he could be sentenced to life in prison.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
In Massachusetts when a jury convicts a defendant of murder, the panel is also asked to determine the degree of murder even when someone like Walshe is only charged with murder in the first degree.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
White held off ruling on a defense motion to throw out the conspiracy charge until after Wenger’s trial, meaning that even if a jury convicts Wenger, the judge may overrule it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
If the trial jury convicts Rodriguez, prosecutors will then have to prove that capital punishment is warranted, CNN reported.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Contact with the criminal justice system lowers political trust, which in turn reduces the likelihood of political engagement among ex-convicts.
—Kevin B. Smith, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
He had been placed in Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum-security prison for mentally ill convicts located between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Johnny Cash played Folsom Prison when respectable artists wouldn’t go near convicts.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
To replenish its forces and keep up the pressure on Kyiv, Moscow is offering cash bonuses, freeing convicts from prison and luring foreigners to its army.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Time may be the currency with which people are required to pay for their crimes, but as this gloomy two-hander confronts at every turn, the purgatorial nature of prison doesn’t excuse convicts from being subjected to its effects.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
The Massachusetts Parole Board has OK’d the release of five murder convicts — either first-degree murderers or those guilty of accessory to murder — in the first couple of weeks of the year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Trump has a record of rewarding political supporters in exercising his pardon and commutation privileges, even beyond his decision to spare Duncan and Margaret Hunter and other white-collar convicts from federal punishment.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Brazilian law requires that all convicts start their sentences in prison.
—NPR, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicts
Verb
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The Seoul Central District Court sentences Yoon to five years in prison for resisting arrest and fabricating the martial law proclamation, the first verdict against Yoon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her sentences themselves have a cartilaginous magic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In New York, guards who brutalized prisoners or covered it up were rarely fired.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The bill’s author, Phil Ting, said at the time the bill was a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which sickened tens of thousands of prisoners and killed over 200.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The content of this video was offensive and Burleson ISD strongly condemns it.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2026
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Those idiots are the primary reason Trump is president, while Kamala Harris, who condemns the military success like most of her fellow Democratic politicos, can’t even get traction in peddling her sour-grapes-loser book.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The American Civil Liberties Union and federal public defenders said inmates' rights had been violated and there were stabbings, suicides and even one homicide.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Conditions at the facility deteriorated in its final year of operation, as chronic violence and the stockpiling of weapons and drugs threatened the safety of employees and inmates.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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White frequently denounces Trump on social media, most recently criticizing the president for his racist social media post aimed at the Obamas.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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In a 2024 reflection on Hurricane Maria, which leveled parts of Puerto Rico and left many without power for months, Bad Bunny denounces the government's role in the chaos that ensued after the Category 4 storm swept through the island.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Israeli court indicts the brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini for smuggling tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cigarettes into Gaza during the war.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Where Rockwell observed, McNaughton indicts.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Convicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicts. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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