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verb

Definition of convictsnext
present tense third-person singular of convict
as in sentences
to find or pronounce guilty an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law

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convicts

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noun

plural of convict
as in prisoners
a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence a warning that the three escaped convicts were armed and dangerous

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  1. prisoners
  2. inmates
  3. denounces
Noun
  • The prisoners were part of program called RTA, or Rehabilitation Through the Arts.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Imagine prisoners, after 14 years, some of them after 43 years of imprisonment, were running free for the first time.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of prisoners
Noun
  • It was based on information available online based on facts either from his mouth, his family, his lawyer, second-hand, or from other inmates who had seen stuff.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, the Associated Press reported last year that the department was fighting to maintain the sentences of death row inmates even after pausing executions.
    Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of inmates
Verb
  • In hearing this, Cardinal Lawrence then denounces one of the cardinals lying to the others.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In a separate filing, Brooks denounces Roe's legal team for naming him in her California lawsuit before the Mississippi court could rule whether to allow Brooks to continue the case with a pseudonym.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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