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
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025
Read could face a maximum of life in prison if convicted.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Ryan Morik, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
The average age of a Ukrainian soldier is now over 43, Time reported, with Kyiv recruiting small numbers of convicts to supplement its ranks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if he is convicted of the murders.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025
Read could face a maximum of life in prison if convicted.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
Other convicts to turn their lives around athletically include 2010 American League MVP Josh Hamilton and former MLB reliever Matt Bush.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
The average age of a Ukrainian soldier is now over 43, Time reported, with Kyiv recruiting small numbers of convicts to supplement its ranks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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Trump didn’t exactly condemn the missile strikes on Kyiv, the country’s second largest city.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, multiple freedom of the press organizations condemned the administration's latest move.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The three remaining federal death row prisoners whose sentences Biden didn't commute are all challenging their cases.—
Kristin Wright,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Over the past 27 years, nine prisoners have been set free after being convicted in part on inaccurate evidence given by West and Hayne.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Maxwell was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Three months later, he was sentenced to a year and a day in prison, ultimately serving 10 months.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In fact, there are many pros to housing carpenter bees that, in my opinion, outweigh their cons.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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Have each perspective weigh in on my options with their pros, cons and considerations.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Cale Clayton, of Drexel, was indicted in April 2022.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Mangione was previously indicted on multiple state charges in New York and Pennsylvania.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From 1910 to 2001, the Liberty Crest Apartments were known as the Lorton Reformatory, a prison in Lorton, Virginia that housed inmates from Washington, D.C. It is more widely known as the site where many suffragists were held after the Silent Sentinels pickets at the White House in 1917.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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An escaped California inmate wanted for killing the leader of an elite Mexican police unit while on the run was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Detroit doesn’t just punish defensive miscues in the half court.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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There was the infamous time McMahon punished Triple H for hugging Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Shawn Michaels in the center of the ring at a house show, breaking kayfabe when this was something wrestlers didn't do.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking one-day Easter ceasefire.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the last few weeks, four senior advisers to Hegseth have left abruptly, some accused of leaking.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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