re conviction

con·vic·tion

[kuhn-vik-shuhn]
noun
1.
a fixed or firm belief: No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.
2.
the act of convicting; a declaration that a person is guilty of an offense.
3.
the state of being convicted.
4.
the act of moving a person by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action; the act of convincing.
5.
the state of being convinced.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin convictiōn- (stem of convictiō) proof (of guilt). See convict, -ion

con·vic·tion·al, adjective
non·con·vic·tion, noun
pre·con·vic·tion, noun
pro·con·vic·tion, adjective
re·con·vic·tion, noun


1. See belief.


5. doubt, uncertainty.
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conviction (kənˈvɪkʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the state or appearance of being convinced
2.  a fixed or firmly held belief, opinion, etc
3.  the act of convincing
4.  the act or an instance of convicting or the state of being convicted
5.  carry conviction to be convincing
 
con'victional
 
adj

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conviction
late 15c., "the proving of guilt," from L. convictionem, noun of action from convincere (see convince). Meaning "mental state of being convinced" is from 1690s; that of "firm belief, a belief held as proven" is from 1841.
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