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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In 1980, he was convicted of tax evasion and served about a year in federal prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The court also found that David was the only one of the two convicted who had any of the stolen cash in his bank account.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Violetta Mailyan, 45, was convicted in May of nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of obstruction of an investigation of a healthcare offense, as she attempted to mislead federal agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
One, José Luis Ábalos, was convicted by Spain’s highest criminal court of membership in a criminal organization, bribery, influence peddling and misappropriation of public funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"Hold on, Kabir. At this point we don't need to prove anything. Your mother has already spent more time in jail than if she'd been convicted."
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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