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
Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
File photo: Protesters on steps of San Francisco City Hall in 1979 after Dan White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the killings of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Other soldiers who are fighting for Russia are contract soldiers, members of private military companies, convicts, and already mobilized soldiers.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
If convicted, the parents could face a misdemeanor and up to 60 days in jail.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
File photo: Protesters on steps of San Francisco City Hall in 1979 after Dan White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the killings of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Noun
In a December call, the Pope lobbied Biden to soften death-row sentences for convicts.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Other soldiers who are fighting for Russia are contract soldiers, members of private military companies, convicts, and already mobilized soldiers.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 17 attorneys general in condemning Trump’s use of military forces in Los Angeles without state consent.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2025
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Countries in the region condemned Israel’s attack, while leaders around the globe called for immediate deescalation from both sides.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The flintlock pistol that Torres is given by the Yautja to fight his fellow prisoners is known by Predator fans as the Raphael Adolini 1715 pistol for an engraved plate that says just that.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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This is not a story that labors to earn its prisoners their humanity.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
11 June 2025
Verb
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In April 2025, he was sentenced to about two years in prison and three years probation for stealing Rovet's mother's jewelry.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Miller was sentenced to life in prison, and Hanson got the death penalty.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Full goggles: Night vision goggles mix some of the pros and cons of monoculars and binoculars.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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Further research is needed to compare the pros and cons of top-dressing tomato plants with coffee grounds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
Verb
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In August 2024, Myrie and the others were indicted on conspiracy to murder, racketeering and firearms charges.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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Barbara Myrick, who was the district’s general counsel at the time, was indicted by the grand jury the same day as Runcie in 2021.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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His escape came days after a group of 10 inmates at a New Orleans jail made a similarly brazen escape, prompting a national manhunt.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The latest list of inmates subject to detainers released by Corrections to the Miami Herald at the start of 2025 showed about 8,000 inmates had been subject to the ICE detention requests since 2017, and about 5,400 people had been released to federal immigration authorities.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The Rangers won the World Series thanks in part to a collection of blistering bats that punished quality pitchers.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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The state then passed new laws aimed at punishing such gouging, and no new similar incidents have happened since then.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Logan Willis, 21, is accused of seriously beating his girlfriend and dragging her into a rural wooded area near Kenna on Friday, June 6, Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger told WSAZ.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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An example: Just after O’Neill Burke took office, one of her young prosecutors sought detention for a man accused of leaving gifts for his children at the doorstep of the mother, who’d obtained an order of protection against him.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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