convicted
Americanadjective
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proven or declared guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial.
One of the men posing as a contractor turned out to be a convicted drug trafficker.
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impressed with a sense of guilt.
The convicted sinner feels his danger and his need of forgiveness, and is moved to prayer.
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He was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
But on July 8, 2022, the jury acquitted me on four counts and convicted me on two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
A Scottish Sikh activist has been released from prison in India after being detained for almost nine years without being convicted.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted executions in the state after a woman convicted of murder survived two doses of lethal injection before she was rushed to hospital for medical care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Supreme Court announced its decision: Life imprisonment without parole sentences imposed on children convicted of non-homicide crimes is cruel and unusual punishment and constitutionally impermissible.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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