convict
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Middleton was reportedly one of several senators considering voting to convict Paxton, although he ultimately joined the majority in acquitting him.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
The jury in that first trial did not convict any of the defendants.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
With that other testimony, it wouldn’t be hard for the jury to convict Weinstein again, like they did in 2020.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
According to Boylan’s federal appeals team, the term “misconduct” permitted the jury to convict him of something less than gross negligence, contrary to the required standard.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
During the decade following Redemption, the convict population grew ten times faster than the general population: “Prisoners became younger and blacker, and the length of their sentences soared.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing convict
13th Amendment (1865)
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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Twelve Angry Men
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