as in to condemn
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 convict
Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Only 11 defendants have ever been convicted – all African war criminals.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Ukraine’s tardy recruitment of convicts has produced a small fraction of fighters who had enlisted from Russian prisons.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The 27-year-old was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and sentenced to life in prison in 2023 after she was accused of killing her boyfriend, 24-year-old Shad Thyrion.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Only 11 defendants have ever been convicted – all African war criminals.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
Along with pardoning some 1,500 Jan. 6 convicts, Trump’s DOJ moved to dismiss all pending Jan. 6 prosecutions in the District of Columbia.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Ukraine’s tardy recruitment of convicts has produced a small fraction of fighters who had enlisted from Russian prisons.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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Addressing reporters outside the chamber, Democrats condemned the GOP’s anti-trans agenda and pointed out that even though the legislative session ends on Friday, lawmakers have still not passed a state budget for the year — the only law they are required to pass, according to WSB-TV.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
3 Apr. 2025
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Cost Of Reciprocal Tariffs China and other parts of the Asia Pacific region, Europe, large portions of South America, and the rest of North America have strongly condemned U.S. actions as an unreasonable overturning of global order, as Reuters has reported.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s order came after President Biden converted the death sentences of 37 of 40 prisoners on death row to sentences of life without parole and after Biden in 2021 issued a pause on executions while a review of related DOJ policies was carried out.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Negotiations over those parts of the agreement were supposed to have begun in February after some hostages were freed in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He was convicted of criminal fraud charges in 2022 and sentenced in 2023 to four years in prison, but has been free on bond pending an appeal.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Lerma, 68, hasn’t walked the streets of his hometown on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County since the 1980s, when he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Newsweek spoke to veterinarians to understand the pros and cons of this decision.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Explore the pros and cons of advocating for or against prioritizing inclusion in the workplace.—
Simone E. Morris,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted in Fulton County in August 2023.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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He was indicted on charges of murder-for-hire and drug distribution and is awaiting trial, according to prosecutors.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Erik has helped start at least five programs, including a support group for disabled and elderly inmates.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Arizona Department of Corrections said Wassenaar was moved to a prison in Florence after Friday’s inmate deaths.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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By building a social and political movement that gave him coercive power over the GOP, he’s been able to punish heretics and elevate loyalists committed to advancing his agenda and interests.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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Nobody who voted for Trump last year did so to punish or annex Canada — or indeed Greenland, Panama or any other place that Trump is picking on.—
Andreas Kluth,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pérez was accused of commingling the traffickers’ profits with legitimate revenue from ticket and refreshment sales.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But they were accused of wanting a national ID card.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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