The phrase "convicted murder" refers to someone who has been found guilty of the crime of murder by a court of law. It means that person has been proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, to have unlawfully taken another person's life. Full definition
An accompanying display of drawings and a film programme also explore our struggle for individuality in the digital age, and includes the screening of a 1947 movie, Boomerang, written by Oursler's grandfather, which was based on the true story of a wrongly convicted murder case, involving a mistaken identity. (artlyst.com)
But George Gascon, a district attorney in San Francisco, said in a recent press conference: «We have learned they have drivers who are convicted sex offenders, thieves, burglars, kidnappers, and a convicted murder.» (inc.com)
We should make a firm distinction between the lawful execution of a convicted murder and the taking of the life of an innocent fetus» which is done without justification or excuse. (firstthings.com)