convicted
adjective
proven or declared guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial.
unconvicted
-
a word derived from
convicted.
Example Sentences
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She stayed there for the next couple weeks, unable to pay for bail, and with no access to pretrial services that exist today in many other jurisdictions meant to keep unconvicted defendants out of jail.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
So the kind of punishment for unconvicted conduct that we’re talking about is potentially very, very common.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2020
So perhaps its no surprise some people frustrated about this injustice might want one convicted man to carry the weight of all the unconvicted men.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2014
In America, jails are distinct from prisons in that they hold people who are pre-trial and therefore unconvicted.
From BBC ● May 19, 2011
He said it was not just to condemn a good and honest man unheard and unconvicted, and that "Justice must take precedence even of the pope."
From Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties by Joseph A. Seiss
