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con⋅vic⋅tion

  [kuhn-vik-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a fixed or firm belief.
2. the act of convicting.
3. the state of being convicted.
4. the act of convincing.
5. the state of being convinced.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < LL convictiōn- (s. of convictiō) proof (of guilt). See convict, -ion

Related forms:
con⋅vic⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See belief.

Antonyms:
5. doubt, uncertainty.
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con·vic·tion   (kən-vĭk'shən)   
n.  

  1. Law

    1. The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged.

    2. The state of being found or proved guilty: evidence that led to the suspect's conviction.

    3. The act or process of convincing.

    4. The state of being convinced. See Synonyms at certainty.

    1. The act or process of convincing.

    2. The state of being convinced. See Synonyms at certainty.

  3. A fixed or strong belief. See Synonyms at opinion.

con·vic'tion·al adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: con·vic·tion
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of convicting; also : the final judgment entered after a finding of guilt conviction of murder> conviction> —compare ACQUITTAL
NOTE: Jurisdictions differ as to what constitutes conviction for various statutes (as habitual offender statutes). Conviction is rarely applied to civil cases.
2 : GUILT conviction —W. Railroad LaFave and J. H. Israel>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

conviction

see courage of one's convictions.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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