convicted
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The court also found that David was the only one of the two convicted who had any of the stolen cash in his bank account.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Think of it as speeding’s version of ignition-interlock devices, which force people convicted of DUI to pass a breathalyzer test to start the engine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Barth, the letter’s author, retired and was later accused but not convicted in a German regional court of sharing car records with a group creating Porsche copies; he denied any wrongdoing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of seven years in federal prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The “box” she refers to is the question on job applications in which applicants are asked to check “yes” or “no” if they have ever been convicted of a crime.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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