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
Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
In 2024, Girardi was convicted of four counts of wire fraud following a 13-day trial after embezzling more than $15 million from his clients over 10 years, from 2010 to 2020.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
An escaped convict who shot and killed a state trooper was found hiding in Pennsuco.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Cherfilus-McCormick has yet to be convicted of any crime, but the federal indictment against her includes evidence that looks strong.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
In 2024, Girardi was convicted of four counts of wire fraud following a 13-day trial after embezzling more than $15 million from his clients over 10 years, from 2010 to 2020.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
The Mattis ruling in 2024 made more than 200 convicts eligible for parole hearings.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
An escaped convict who shot and killed a state trooper was found hiding in Pennsuco.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convict
Verb
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Legal experts condemn the charges against James Comey.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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With the world facing profound suffering and division, moral voices calling for peace, restraint and sanctity of human life deserve to be protected and amplified, not condemned.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Toward that effort, prisoner leadership sought to implement a push-button technology to avoid needing IDOC workers to pull the triggers.—
Kevin Fixler
April 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ten prisoners housed in the Orleans Justice Center made their escape last spring, maneuvering out of a small hole in a wall and making their way out into the night.—
Devon Sayers,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Horner’s mother was one of the first defense witnesses to testify last week as Horner’s lawyers try to convince the jury that he should be sentenced to life in prison without parole instead of the death penalty.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chatrie pleaded guilty to robbing Call Federal Credit Union at gunpoint on May 20, 2019, and was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Wouldn’t a con woman rear a child to be a con artist?—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Spying a bureau with drawers that might con-tain manuscripts, Fields asked again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Attorney General Liz Murrill on April 29 announced that Hutson, who finishes her term on May 4, was indicted on 30 counts.—
Greg Hilburn,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson had been indicted by a special grand jury convened to investigate the May 16 escape at the Orleans Justice Center.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the Florida Supreme Court soon after declared that speeding up the execution process was a violation of an inmate's right to due process and equal protection.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Federal law requires inmates to serve 85% of their sentence with good behavior.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, had denounced the probe, which was announced in January, calling it a politically motivated step by the White House and a threat to the independence of the central bank.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those tensions hit a new high when Reuters published an internal Defense Department email last week that proposed punishing Britain for its position on Iran by reviewing America’s position on the Falkland Islands.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Under Díaz-Canel, the Cuban government has passed several laws and decrees to punish the sharing of opposition views, including on social media.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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