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
The judge said hearsay evidence could be considered, but jurors should be "careful" as it had not been given under oath and should "not convict the defendant mainly in reliance on it."
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
Yet in 2014 he helped to convict former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell for alleged corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
And though he hasn’t said anything else about the convict baseballs, I know he’s thinking about it.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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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