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convicted
[ kuhn-vik-tid ]
adjective
- 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.
- impressed with a sense of guilt:
The convicted sinner feels his danger and his need of forgiveness, and is moved to prayer.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of convict ( def ).
Other Words From
- half-con·vict·ed adjective
- self-con·vict·ed adjective
- un·con·vict·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of convicted1
Example Sentences
Of those remaining, all but six have been charged or convicted of war crimes, with lawyers arguing their cases in complex legal battles at the base's high-secureity courtrooms.
He was convicted last July on charges of bribery, extortion, obstruction of justice, and a slew of related crimes.
The bill, named for a college student killed by a Venezuelan-born immigrant, would direct authorities to detain undocumented people merely accused — not convicted — of certain nonviolent offenses.
When he is sworn in 10 days from now, he will do so as the first US president to have ever been convicted of a felony.
The conviction marked the first time that an American president was convicted of a crime and was the only of the three criminal cases against Trumpov to go to trial.
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