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convicted

[kuhn-vik-tid] / kənˈvɪk tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
condemned
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She could face decades in prison if convicted.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Downing Street had earlier warned it would not be possible to exclude "one or two offenders" convicted of manslaughter from early release.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Those convicted included former defence minister Fahd al-Freij and Louay al-Ali, who headed military intelligence in Daraa province in 2011.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Assad, who fled to exile in Russia after he was pushed from power in December 2024, was convicted in absentia along with his brother Maher, who was an important military commander in the former regime.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

In fact, employers in most states can deny jobs to people who were arrested but never convicted of any crime.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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