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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 convicted
Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
If each of the 9,000 people convicted spent six months in jail, that would cost counties and/or the state $140 million for the incarceration alone, according to Dave Wells, the local think-tank's research director.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Robert Bowers Bowers, 51, received the death penalty in August 2023 after he was convicted of 63 federal counts for the 2018 attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the charges, murder through use of a firearm, would make Mangione eligible for the death penalty if he's convicted.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Peck was convicted of a lewd act against a child and oral copulation of a person under 16 in 2003.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The killer was Stephen Simmons, a tavern keeper who had been convicted of murdering his wife during a drunken quarrel.
—Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
That could potentially put the death penalty on the table if he is convicted.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
The memo notes that under current Pennsylvania laws, those convicted of cannabis possession face misdemeanor charges that require penalties including a fine of up to $500 in addition to a maximum of up to 30 days incarceration.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this month, Biden also commuted the sentences of 1,500 people who had been placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and also pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
If each of the 9,000 people convicted spent six months in jail, that would cost counties and/or the state $140 million for the incarceration alone, according to Dave Wells, the local think-tank's research director.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Robert Bowers Bowers, 51, received the death penalty in August 2023 after he was convicted of 63 federal counts for the 2018 attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the charges, murder through use of a firearm, would make Mangione eligible for the death penalty if he's convicted.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Peck was convicted of a lewd act against a child and oral copulation of a person under 16 in 2003.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
The killer was Stephen Simmons, a tavern keeper who had been convicted of murdering his wife during a drunken quarrel.
—Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
That could potentially put the death penalty on the table if he is convicted.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
The memo notes that under current Pennsylvania laws, those convicted of cannabis possession face misdemeanor charges that require penalties including a fine of up to $500 in addition to a maximum of up to 30 days incarceration.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convicted
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Her kids will be condemned to doing worse throughout their entire lives.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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That treaty made Egypt the first Arab country to formally recognize the state of Israel, a move condemned by other Arab nations but which led to demilitarization of the Sinai Peninsula that lies between Israel and Egypt.Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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His former chief advisor is accused by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and city Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber of engaging in a pay-to-play scheme to enrich herself and her son.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Investigators now believe the suspect accused in the New Orleans terror attack that killed 14 people and injured 35 others acted alone.Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
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On March 16, 2021, four-and-a-half months after his arrest, a grand jury heard the evidence against Edgar and indicted him for the murder of Lewis.Judy Rybak, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Three former deputies are indicted in connection with the death of a man restrained in a Virginia jail, authorities said.Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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She was denounced as a terrible mother, vilified as a threat to the community, and jailed for nearly a year for making Facebook posts about the cop who shot her only child.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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And groups like the Environmental Integrity Project and the Sierra Club have denounced it as a leading polluter of mercury among Texas power plants and expressed concern that two coal ash ponds are causing chemicals to seep into groundwater in the area.Juan Salinas II, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
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Duran is currently serving a three-match suspension after the club failed in a bid to overturn it but could now be punished further.Ben Burrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Too often, a high-risk plan has been miscalculated, and opponents have punished Postecoglou's men.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran has been charged by the Football Association (FA) following his red card against Newcastle United on Boxing Day.Ben Burrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Queens District Attorney's Office The men were arrested and charged in August and September 1991, the DA's office said.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Convicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convicted. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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