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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
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
26 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.
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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.
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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.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Also, from the 19th century to the 20th century, the island served as a holding area for convicts being sent from mainland France to overseas penal colonies—a sobering thread in the sunny island’s past.
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Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
Wahhh’s career coincided with, and has benefited from, tattoos moving from society’s fringes (military vets, bikers, ex-convicts, gangbangers) into the mainstream and onto the bodies of school teachers, dentists, and maybe the person sitting next to you.
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Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
The two convicts are scheduled to be sentenced Friday.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
The convicts face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
So the people settling Adelaide were not the convicts.
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AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
Despite the obvious danger to the convicts, Jackson underscored how popular the spectacle was.
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Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
The state itself could also put convicts to work after scooping people up for minor or fabricated offenses.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Human rights activists long have said Iran convicts people in closed-door trials without allowing defendants to properly defend themselves.
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ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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
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.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Written by Evan Cooper, Blood On The Promontory finds five convicts trying to escape through the mountains following a violent train robbery, while shackled together by foot.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Also, from the 19th century to the 20th century, the island served as a holding area for convicts being sent from mainland France to overseas penal colonies—a sobering thread in the sunny island’s past.
—
Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
Wahhh’s career coincided with, and has benefited from, tattoos moving from society’s fringes (military vets, bikers, ex-convicts, gangbangers) into the mainstream and onto the bodies of school teachers, dentists, and maybe the person sitting next to you.
—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
The two convicts are scheduled to be sentenced Friday.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
The convicts face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
So the people settling Adelaide were not the convicts.
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AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
Despite the obvious danger to the convicts, Jackson underscored how popular the spectacle was.
—
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
The state itself could also put convicts to work after scooping people up for minor or fabricated offenses.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicts
Verb
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A student can ask what claim the file appears to make, where the evidence is thin, which sentences sound inflated, and which lines could have been written by almost any strong applicant.
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Charming sentences to find in a book by the sitting vice president of the United States!
Noun
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Israel has historically negotiated with Palestinian militant groups to exchange hostages for Palestinian prisoners and detainees even as critics warned the practice could encourage more kidnappings.
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Jails already have a poor record safeguarding prisoners who go into withdrawal upon incarceration.
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Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.
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Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.
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Such a bond occurs when a judge grants a compassionate release for inmates who are in failing health and no longer a threat to the community.
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The article highlights her efforts to help fellow inmates, teaching resume classes and establishing a private area for nursing mothers.
Verb
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Hezbollah denounces the deal as a threat to Lebanese sovereignty, while Israeli leaders vow not to cede ‘a millimeter’ until the group is fully disarmed.
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The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
Verb
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The third reason is the one that indicts FIFA’s model directly—what economists call leakage.
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The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.
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“Convicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicts. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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