convict
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The pictures he took were used in court as evidence and helped convict the company as well as accelerate environmental awareness globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Under US law, a jury must unanimously believe "beyond a reasonable doubt" that someone is guilty in order to convict them of a crime.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The verdict means that almost nine years since the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese authorities have failed to identify and convict the mastermind.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate—67 senators—to convict in an impeachment proceeding.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
At the start of 1938, when the trial had resumed in Vancouver, her testimony helped convict Lim and his gang.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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“Sorcerer” is about a group of fugitives driving a load of dynamite across the jungle; “The Weight” follows a group of Depression-era convicts transferring gold through the forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even charges like the ones Rojas faces can be devastating, whether or not a jury ever convicts.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
"This court finds the accused guilty of all 21 charges and convicts the accused accordingly," Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah said.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
It is unclear what "exile" entails, though in other instances convicts have been sent to remote areas.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
With my heart thumping like a blacksmith at Joe’s broad shoulder, I looked all about for any sign of the convicts.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Faisal Shoukat, who served on Calderdale Council, was convicted of causing public nuisance, fraudulent trading and money laundering after a trial at Bradford Crown Court.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Each of the former Barclays traders in Wednesday's successful appeal had originally been convicted of a single count of conspiracy to defraud as result of alleged attempts to influence financial benchmark rates.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The final room is dedicated to the Nuremberg trials, where Nazi officials were tried and convicted between November 1945 and October 1946.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef, Alex Pabon, Colin Bermingham were convicted following trials for manipulating the interest rates used for loans between banks.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Many others are prisoners who have been convicted of committing crimes.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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Prosecutors used the recording as crucial evidence in convicting her.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
State officials rarely prosecute federal agents for actions related to their official duties because the agents have legal protections that can make convicting them difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Hoppock worries that by moving straight to deportation proceedings, the federal government has found a way to skip prosecuting and convicting.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
It’s true that we don’t want juries convicting simply because they don’t like the defendant.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2026
This was the first evidence we presented that suggested that people in law enforcement had been so focused on convicting Walter that they were prepared to ignore or even hide evidence that contradicted their case.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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