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
Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, tthe armorer who loaded the live ammunition into the gun, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
Prisoners will keep fighting fires, too, with convicts able to win early-release credits on the fire lines.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors proved beyond any reasonable doubt that Trump disguised the reimbursement as payments to retain Cohen's legal services, according to the 12 jurors who unanimously convicted the former reality TV star.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, tthe armorer who loaded the live ammunition into the gun, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Judgment Day follows a young convict fresh out of prison who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage, blaming the megalomaniac TV judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that the convict feels ruined his life.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
Prisoners will keep fighting fires, too, with convicts able to win early-release credits on the fire lines.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Islam condemns all forms of violence and upholds the sanctity of life.Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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As unhappy as many Europeans are about the economy and other issues, the vast majority respect democracy’s prerogatives and condemn its detractors.Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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And in instead of pay—which for some is pennies per hour—the prisoners’ wages are often garnished to pay for things like their own room and board and court fees to appeal their cases.Doug Melville, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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But agreeing to release an Afghan prisoner at Guantánamo could be politically trickier for Biden, who has come under withering criticism from lawmakers over the chaotic withdrawal of U.S.-led forces from Afghanistan in August 2021.Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Florida lawmakers twice reduced the penalty for the drug trafficking charge for which he was sentenced to 25 years.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Case in point: Derek Lee, an Allegheny man sentenced to life without parole in 2016 for his role in a robbery in which his accomplice killed a homeowner.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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While behind bars for one of his many cons, Steven falls in love with Phillip Morris, played by Ewan McGregor.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ellis is back on the police force after Max got away with an elaborate con worth millions during the season finale.Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Smith's report is expected to provide the most detailed explanation yet about what evidence the special counsel uncovered during its two-year investigation and why the Justice Department decided to indict Trump in two cases: for charges of election interference and mishandling classified documents.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Smith went on to indict Trump on 44 total felony counts between the two criminal cases, marking the first time a sitting or former president had ever been indicted on federal charges.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The practice is controversial as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work: $10.24 each day, with more for 24-hour shifts, according to the corrections department.Marc Sternfield, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Though the state has long relied on prison labor to fight fires, the practice is controversial as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Even when the businesses moved hemp into storage areas and basements, away from sale, they were still punished for being noncompliant.Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Critics say the dates cover Hunter Biden for crimes the public might not know about, and for which now he can never be punished.Kristine Frazao, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
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The first phase of the deal is expected to see the release of children, women, the sick and the elderly who are held in Gaza for the freeing of hundreds of Palestinians from Israeli jails, some of whom were accused of killing Israelis.Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Critics have accused the administration of opening up the border to undocumented migrants.Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Convict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convict. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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