convict
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The process involves the Legal Services Agency, which is part of the department, going to court in an attempt to "recover the cost of legal aid incurred" in defending people who are subsequently convicted.
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However, a jury at Lincoln Crown Court convicted him following a trial.
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Lord Mandelson's friendship with Epstein - and the fact he continued his relationship with the financier after he was convicted - was known at the time of the appointment.
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Still, Polis has urged the federal government to let states ensure that money isn’t going to unsafe schools or people convicted of child abuse.
Jurors did convict him of a lesser charge of lying to investigators when, in a 2020 interview with the Fed’s internal-watchdog office, he denied sharing sensitive information outside the central bank.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
