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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
Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
While the death penalty is legal in Arkansas, no one has been sentenced to death since 2018, and the state hasn't executed anyone since 2017, when state officials used lethal injections to execute four convicts within the period of a week just before the drugs used expired.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2025
He and four other long-term prisoners were freed because state attorneys whose offices originally convicted them now have conviction review units to hear pleas from convicts who had exhausted their appeals in the courts.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
During the 1850s and ’60s, convicts were the main source of labor in the colony.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Prisons were built, filled with convicts, expanded, and filled again.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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
Whether exploring the Royal Botanic Garden or watching sunset from Mrs Macquarie’s Chair—hand-carved by convicts in 1810—the city feels luminous, expansive, and just a little wild.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
While the death penalty is legal in Arkansas, no one has been sentenced to death since 2018, and the state hasn't executed anyone since 2017, when state officials used lethal injections to execute four convicts within the period of a week just before the drugs used expired.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2025
He and four other long-term prisoners were freed because state attorneys whose offices originally convicted them now have conviction review units to hear pleas from convicts who had exhausted their appeals in the courts.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
During the 1850s and ’60s, convicts were the main source of labor in the colony.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Prisons were built, filled with convicts, expanded, and filled again.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicts
Verb
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Hers is prose in which sentences judder and disintegrate and run over each other.—
Book Marks
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Last month, Hamas accepted Qatari and Egyptian mediators’ most recent offer for a 60-day temporary ceasefire, during which 10 of the living hostages would be returned in exchange for a mass release of Palestinian prisoners.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere there will be Waiting For the Out, the adaptation of Andy West’s memoir written by Dennis Kelly about a philosopher teaching prisoners concepts such as dominance and free will only to have his own past unravel.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The United States and South Korean militaries are holding annual joint exercises that North Korea condemns as a rehearsal for invasion.—
Stella Kim,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2025
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Instead of punishing banks for their predatory practices, Relay condemns soulless corporations for their malfeasance and corruption.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In July 2025, the Michigan City prison had 2,436 inmates and Westville had 2,858 inmates, according to Post-Tribune archives.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stabbings became routine, and in the early 1970s, inmates sued the state over conditions, prompting a federal court to order sweeping reforms.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For instance, ProPublica cited his tax experience as exceptionally limited, pointing out that his only qualification centers around being a Certified Tax & Business Advisor, which ProPublica denounces as a dubious and frivolous designation.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Surrounded by her political enemies on all sides, Genevieve O’Reilly denounces genocide and propaganda and advocates for the importance of truth and independence in a speech that will inspire the rebellion that takes down the the Galactic Empire.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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South Korea reportedly indicts its former prime minister.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Convicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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