conviction
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Speaking after the conviction, a girl's mother told BBC Scotland News the guilty verdict was "a good thing."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
A "pardon after completion of sentence" would mean that Bankman-Fried's conviction on various counts of fraud would be forgiven after he serves his jail sentence.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Access to one of the world’s richest men, with his deep-pocketed foundation and unmatched convening power in global health, would have lent Epstein the legitimacy he was seeking after his 2008 conviction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“Over 97% of parolees successfully transition into their communities without a new conviction within three years.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“And your assurance of it, I suppose, carried immediate conviction to him.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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