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
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
Gibson was also convicted of two counts of trafficking a person, pimping, pandering, keeping a place of prostitution, battery, possession of a firearm during commission of felony and other crimes, Fulton County media relations director Pallavi Bailey said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Mar. 2025
If prosecutors were successful, Madigan would be around 94 years old when eligible for release given that federal convicts must serve 85% of their incarceration time.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Verb
The man convicted of shooting two people outside of a Castle Rock apartment complex in 2022, killing one of them, was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison, court records show.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
Gibson was also convicted of two counts of trafficking a person, pimping, pandering, keeping a place of prostitution, battery, possession of a firearm during commission of felony and other crimes, Fulton County media relations director Pallavi Bailey said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Noun
Will caught up to an armed parolee in the hall of an apartment complex, and was forced to fire his weapon after the convict took a shot at him.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Mar. 2025
If prosecutors were successful, Madigan would be around 94 years old when eligible for release given that federal convicts must serve 85% of their incarceration time.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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Arab states are now publicly condemning Hamas’ violence and calling for an end to its control of Gaza, a shift from their previous positions.—
Faisal J. Abbas,
semafor.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Multiple Virginia Republicans, including Attorney General Jason Miyares and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, condemned the act of violence and offered their prayers for Vogler and his family.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Their jailers offer the prisoners a deal: Option 1: If neither prisoner informs on the other, both will receive relatively light sentences.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The Florida court contrived a weird and arbitrary compromise, granting new sentencing hearings only to death row prisoners whose sentences were considered final after 2002, when the U.S. court issued a decision that was a precursor to Hurst’s.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Gutierrez was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March and sentenced to 18 months in jail.—
REUTERS,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Widmer was convicted of murder at his third trial in 2011, and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
Noun
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This guide breaks down the pros and cons of each provider, comparing their plan structures, data policies, promotional offers and customer support.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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These include activities like making a decision, having a tough conversation, recalling things, reasoning through a complex problem, or weighing the pros and cons of an idea.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Two men have been indicted in connection to a 2024 murder in Louisville's Russell neighborhood.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 July 2025
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He was indicted July 10, when prosecutors said he was detained on related state charges.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
Noun
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An internal investigation found officers violated protocol by not properly checking on inmates, though LMDC officials also blamed other inmates for delaying notification.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 July 2025
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Tito Martínez, one of the inmates, recalled that a prison nurse was watching.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The Boston Federal Reserve is already testing CBDC programs, and the examples of abuse are everywhere: China's social credit system, which punishes citizens for political dissent, and Canada freezing of truckers' bank accounts in 2022 for protesting vaccine mandates.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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The 22-year-old Shelton was utterly dominant in his first two matches of the tournament, punishing opponents with blistering serves and thunderous ground strokes.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 2025
Verb
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In a separate matter in California, the DMV has accused Tesla of misleading consumers about the capabilities of its driver assistance systems, previously marketed under the names Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (or FSD).—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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During the live chat with Yuen on Facebook, Sasha Gong, another person targeted by the bounties, accused Hong Kong of becoming a police state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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