ex-con

noun

informal
: a former prisoner

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In the film produced by Justin Nesbitt, the actor will play Joseph, a sharp-witted ex-con fighting to rebuild his life after prison while resisting the pull of his criminal past. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025 Set in present-day Huntsville, Texas, Culprit tells the story of an ex-con, played by Donovan, who gets released after serving 27 years behind bars for the murder of a 9-year-old girl. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 The first occurred early in the morning in an apartment at the Lower East Side’s Vladeck Houses when an ex-con on parole shot and wounded an NYPD detective before he was shot by cops during a wild four-hour standoff, officials said. Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, Uncle Richard Jr., voiced by Deon Cole, is an ex-con and a relentless hustler whose questionable advice often lands Kev in hot water. Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ex-con

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“Ex-con.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex-con. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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