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verb

past tense of convict

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Recent Examples of convicted
Verb
When convicted, leaders need to back their agency partners or risk allowing hesitation and caution to dilute the impact of potentially breakthrough campaigns. Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Although one set of proceedings ended in mistrial, the actor was ultimately convicted on two out of three counts of rape in May 2023 and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison in September 2023. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024 He was also convicted of assaulting a child over an eight-year period between 2010 and 2018. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 As the years passed, court records indicate that her actions became more violent; she was convicted twice of battery, first in 2014 and then again in 2016. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Grossman was convicted of two counts of murder and vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024 Advertisement Sweeting’s cases dated back to her high school days in 2002, when she was convicted of petty theft. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 The move spares his son a possible prison sentence after he was convicted and pleaded guilty in tax and gun cases. Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 Penny could have faced up to 15 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter. Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicted
Verb
  • Groups including the Anti Defamation League and the Stop Asian Hate Project immediately condemned the comments.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Torres on Friday condemned Steam for allowing such a game to remain on its site.
    Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Sign up What is Netanyahu accused of?
    The Week UK, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly turned to the internet forum Reddit to discuss his own health problems.
    Lawrence Yee, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Netanyahu was first indicted in 2019 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
    The Week UK, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Until a trial can be held and a perpetrator is convicted in a court of law or at least indicted, no one will be eligible for the reward.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The federal judge in Hunter Biden’s tax case denounced the president’s pardon.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute have both denounced theories that the COVID vaccine causes cancer.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Penny’s defense painted him as a good Samaritan being punished for trying to help his fellow New Yorkers in a frightening moment.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • What’s worst is that teams get punished, not rewarded, for performing well in the NBA Cup.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • He was charged with murder and a number of other felonies in New York as well as weapons and forgery charges in Pennsylvania.
    Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The International Criminal Court has also charged Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, with war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with Israel's conduct in the war.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Convicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicted. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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