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con·vic·tion
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| 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. |
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| con·vic·tion
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con·vic'tion·al adj. |
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| 1. | an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence |
| 2. | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [ant: acquittal] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
conˈviction1 [-ʃən] noun
the passing of a sentence on a guilty person
Example: She has had two convictions for drunken driving.
conˈviction2 [-ʃən] nounExample: She has had two convictions for drunken driving.
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(a) strong belief
Example: It's my conviction that he's right.
See also: convict, "conviction" in any languageExample: It's my conviction that he's right.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Main Entry: con·vic·tion
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of convicting; also : the final judgment entered after a finding of guilt
<a prior conviction of murder> <would not overturn the 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 <the judge will enter a judgment of conviction —W. Railroad LaFave and J. H. Israel>
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