unconvicted
Lacking court judgment
Unconvicted describes someone who has not been found guilty of a crime—either because they haven't been tried, haven't been charged, or were acquitted.
The term often appears in legal contexts distinguishing those awaiting trial from those already sentenced: unconvicted prisoners held in pretrial detention.
Charged with wrongdoing
- defendantParty facing charges
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- awaiting trialHeld before court hearing
untried · uncharged · detained · remanded · under investigation · suspected · implicated · indicted
Free of wrongdoing
- guiltlessNot at fault
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- clearedFound not guilty
acquitted · vindicated · absolved · innocent · clean record · unblemished · untainted · mistaken identity
Court-set release payment
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- pleaFormal request or defense
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defense · attorney · counsel · evidence · testimony · hearing · due process · habeas corpus
Charged with wrongdoing
- tarnishedOxidized and discolored
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
rumor · scandal · shame · doubt · innuendo · speculation · notoriety · public opinion
Default legal blamelessness
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- right to counselDefendant's guaranteed legal representation
- fair trialImpartial judicial proceeding
- speedy trialTimely court proceeding guaranteed
burden of proof · reasonable doubt · legal protection · civil liberties · constitutional rights · habeas corpus · pretrial release · legal representation
accused
Charged with wrongdoing
- defendantParty facing charges
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
awaiting trial · untried · uncharged · detained · remanded · under investigation · suspected · implicated · indicted · arrested
blameless
Free of wrongdoing
- guiltlessNot at fault
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
cleared · acquitted · vindicated · absolved · innocent · clean record · unblemished · untainted · mistaken identity · exculpated
bail
Court-set release payment
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- pleaFormal request or defense
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
prosecution · defense · attorney · counsel · evidence · testimony · hearing · due process · habeas corpus · pretrial
accused
Charged with wrongdoing
- tarnishedOxidized and discolored
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
gossip · rumor · scandal · shame · doubt · innuendo · speculation · notoriety · public opinion · media coverage
presumption of innocence
Default legal blamelessness
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- right to counselDefendant's guaranteed legal representation
- fair trialImpartial judicial proceeding
speedy trial · burden of proof · reasonable doubt · legal protection · civil liberties · constitutional rights · habeas corpus · pretrial release · legal representation
unconvictedconvicted
Judged guilty of crime
guilty · condemned · found guilty · sentenced · imprisoned
conviction, convince, convict, convicted, convicts, convictions, convincingly, ex-convict, ex-convicts