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
Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a New York hush money case.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Inside the church, Charles and Camilla signed two bibles, including one that belonged to Australia’s first minister and chaplain of the First Fleet of ships that took convicts from Britain to the penal colony of Australia in 1788.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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Why can Donald Trump vote even though he was convicted of a felony?
—Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a New York hush money case.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
If approved by a judge, the Menendez brothers would be the highest-profile convicts to see their sentences reduced at the district attorney’s request.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Inside the church, Charles and Camilla signed two bibles, including one that belonged to Australia’s first minister and chaplain of the First Fleet of ships that took convicts from Britain to the penal colony of Australia in 1788.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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Hochul was still speaking when New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued a statement from the other side of the Hudson River condemning the plan and vowing to sue to stop it from going into effect.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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As philosopher George Santayana reminds us, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have assisted with prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine; Abu Dhabi recently claimed that its efforts allowed 2,200 prisoners to return home.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Limited Options for Release While some Americans detained in Russia have been released in high-profile prisoner swaps, not all face clear pathways to freedom.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Gratz, who had been a corrections officer at the prison for nearly two years, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday.Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2024
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Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years for stealing classified information from the Defense Department and sharing it online, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts announced.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The third film about the sociopathic clown largely repeats the pros and cons of the last movie — killer makeup effects and a great performance buried in a repetitive flick with a story that’s impossible to care about — but that’s more than enough for fans of this increasingly popular franchise.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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One final con of consuming raw potatoes: Since spuds are grown in the ground, they will be covered with dirt, grime, and potentially, bacteria.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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David McKnight, 39, was indicted in the same federal court on nine counts of deprivation of rights and one count of destroying records.Austin Mullen, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Cuellar was indicted in May on conspiracy and bribery charges, and Republicans saw a chance to turn the seat.Megan Stringer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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He was subsequently released in April 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic permitted compassionate release for some inmates with health conditions, but was arrested on October 29 for failing drug tests and traveling without his probation officer’s okay.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Currently, service dogs must share inmate showers, raising sanitary issues.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Beterbiev would likely punish Paul the way his haters are thirsty to see.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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After lightly chiding these gents for two movies, director Michael Winterbottom finally takes the knives out and begins to punish them, a decision that results in two late scenes that border on sociopathic and culminates in an unimaginably absurd ending that refuses to let Coogan off the hook.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors accused Adani and other executives of raising $750 million, $175 million from American investors, through false and misleading statements.Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Smith was initially accused in a criminal complaint unsealed in federal court in June.Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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