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
Kc Baker, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Stout is currently on probation for a DUI, and was previously convicted of child molestation and robbery.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Syed remains a murder convict as his legal team seeks to have his conviction vacated anew.
—Julia Jester, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Verb
If convicted, Huff could face the death penalty, ABC 11 reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Stout is currently on probation for a DUI, and was previously convicted of child molestation and robbery.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Approximately 1,000 Palestinian prisoners will be freed in exchange, with murder convicts barred from returning to the West Bank.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Syed remains a murder convict as his legal team seeks to have his conviction vacated anew.
—Julia Jester, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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House Majority Leader Matt Moonen condemned Libby in a statement on the House floor.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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In an extraordinary illustration of the re-alignment on Ukraine, the U.S. sided with Russia in a vote against a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia, which passed on Monday with the support of the U.S.' traditional Western allies.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hamas has freed all 25 living hostages included in the first six-week phase ending on March 1 in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Israel is now expected to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in the coming hours.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Manson was sentenced to death but was spared execution after the death penalty was abolished in California.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Carlson was sentenced by Butte County Superior Judge Corie J. Caraway, who imposed the 11-year maximum — six years for felony arson and five more for use of an accelerant.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, the focus of the con is noticeably widening.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Contrary to its fellow fats like butter and extra virgin olive oil, which both infuse recipes with noticeable flavor, vegetable shortening is neutral—which can be a pro or a con, depending on your goals with a dish.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2025
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And Lux — embroiled in controversy after three of its top executives were in September indicted on fraud charges related to a St. Louis project — is back to paying its contractors after being hit with multiple court actions.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors said the woman, who was indicted in 2018, cost Stanford thousands of dollars.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fellow inmate Christopher Scarver bludgeoned the serial killer and another inmate to death in 1994.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Dale Huttle served about six months of a 2 1/2-year sentence at FCI Thomson, a federal prison near the Illinois-Iowa border, before he was released on Jan. 20, according to a federal inmate search.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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When failure is punished, people stop trying for fear of punishment, and progress slows to a crawl.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s punishing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China are supposed to begin tomorrow, which will raise prices even higher, bringing more pocketbook pain.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused Republicans of walking away from negotiations -- rejecting the speaker’s characterization of the situation.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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That complaint also accuses Panama Ports Company of not paying taxes and social security contributions.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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