convict
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Judges in Los Angeles upheld the use of a geofence warrant to find and convict two men for a robbery and murder in a bank parking lot in Paramount.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
There are signs that the charges won’t stick: A Georgia judge released Moore on a $1 bond on the murder charge because he was so unconvinced that a jury would convict her.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
It was their evidence in court that helped to convict him.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
"These false confessions are routinely used as the sole evidence to convict, including in capital cases where the death penalty may be imposed," it added.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
During the decade following Redemption, the convict population grew ten times faster than the general population: “Prisoners became younger and blacker, and the length of their sentences soared.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing convict
13th Amendment (1865)
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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Twelve Angry Men
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