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
Safiyah Riddle,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The 12-person federal jury’s acquittal on Tuesday spared Yener of potentially decades in prison if he had been convicted of the main explosive charge.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
David, 57, is starring in the new series, which reimagines the original show, which starred James Garner as Jim Rockford, an ex-convict who was falsely convicted of a crime and becomes a private investigator.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Verb
In 2021, a judge agreed that Duncan had been unjustly convicted and vacated his sentence altogether.
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Safiyah Riddle,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The 12-person federal jury’s acquittal on Tuesday spared Yener of potentially decades in prison if he had been convicted of the main explosive charge.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
Noun
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
David, 57, is starring in the new series, which reimagines the original show, which starred James Garner as Jim Rockford, an ex-convict who was falsely convicted of a crime and becomes a private investigator.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Eight of the primary winners who condemned the Gaza conflict were backed by American Priorities, a new pro-Palestinian super PAC supporting candidates who have been critical of Israel’s military actions.
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Lot is often described in the Qurʾān, and in subsequent interpretive traditions, in the role of condemning the men of Sodom for lusting after men rather than women.
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Alicent and Helaena will be held prisoner until Aemond is found and killed.
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The river has risen again and again, and in 1993, the Mississippi did not go over the levee, at first, but under it, burrowing a tunnel like a prisoner seeking freedom.
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Kohberger later pleaded guilty to four counts of murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release on hate crime charges.
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What are the cons of investing in gold?
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Read this for details of how to download and read on for the pros and cons of installing the new software now.
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Trump was later indicted for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election that culminated in the siege, but the case was dismissed following his presidential victory in November 2024.
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Eventually, Smollett was indicted by a grand jury on 16 felony charges.
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One of three guards at the 88-inmate facility was able to escape after the takeover began, while two others were taken hostage, the State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
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Authorities did not confirm how many inmates were accused of being involved in the violence or how many were taken hostage.
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Activists and faith leaders denounced the conditions at the office during a press conference the previous day, calling on officials to visit the facility and said there had been bad conditions at the facility for weeks.
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Prosecutors call Hearn’s actions a deliberate, violent act causing more than $1,000 in damage, and his attorneys denounce the case as an alarming misuse of government power.
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Americans across the nation are being asked (or ordered) to conserve water, thanks to widespread drought made even worse by a punishing heat wave.
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Congress cannot diminish their pay to punish an unpopular decision.
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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