Convicted
Both words in one sentence
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Anyone even accused will be instantly convicted in public opinion and their life ruined forever, even if they are completely exonerated or never actually charged with anything.
Source: Witch Hunt - Again, people were convicted on the flimsiest of evidence, and both communists (and former communists) and the falsely accused had their lives ruined by the HUAC.
Source: Analysis / Witch Hunt - Neil Horan, a former priest who infamously ruined a marathon by running out on the track (and was convicted for it), not only auditioned, but passed.
Source: Series / Britain's Got Talent
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