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ex-convict

American  
[eks-kahn-vikt] / ˌɛksˈkɑn vɪkt /

noun

  • ex-convicts
    plural
  1. a person who has been in prison, especially one who has only recently been released.


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The book’s focus is Ms. Stevens’s defense of Amos Lane, an ex-convict suspected of killing the sisters Bernice and Wanda Ipalook in August 1993.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The program was started by Jeff Henderson, an ex-convict turned celebrity chef, who mentors at-risk youth for careers in the culinary arts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

Ms. Pinto’s proposed legislation also seeks to give D.C. police the option to search gun offenders on parole at any time if the ex-convict is in public.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

According to prosecutors, Amin offered in those chats to put Lindh in touch with Ahmad Musa Jibril, an Arab American Islamic preacher and ex-convict whom the FBI considers an extremist.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

The last time I saw Uncle Max was when he had shaved all his hair off and looked like an ex-convict.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Troops sent on infiltration missions are often ex-convicts given only days of training, since walking to an assigned location and awaiting further orders requires minimal proficiency, Kofman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

While the courses will be open to anyone interested, her passion is to work with ex-convicts, easing them back into society.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

The law, which took effect in 2018, was designed to reduce the chance of ex-convicts reoffending by giving them opportunities to earn a living.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

Jessi Fernandez, a onetime gang member from Los Angeles, is part of a swelling pipeline of ex-convicts who make it to a UC or Cal State and find an unexpected path forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2023

They really believed I thought ex-convicts weren’t supposed to register.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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