convict

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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

According to Boylan’s federal appeals team, the term “misconduct” permitted the jury to convict him of something less than gross negligence, contrary to the required standard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

"It's very difficult to convict someone of a crime when you don't really know what happened," Tagliapietra said.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

In “Iron Lung” Fischbach plays a convict forced into a mission on an alien moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

At the start of 1938, when the trial had resumed in Vancouver, her testimony helped convict Lim and his gang.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield