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conviction [kənˈvɪkʃən] n
1. the state or appearance of being convinced 2. a fixed or firmly held belief, opinion, etc. 3. the act of convincing 4. (Law) the act or an instance of convicting or the state of being convicted carry conviction to be convincing convictional adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
conviction noun 1. belief, view, opinion, principle, faith, persuasion, creed, tenet Their religious convictions prevented them from taking up arms. 2. certainty, confidence, assurance, fervour, firmness, earnestness, certitude He preaches with conviction. 3. sentence, ruling, decision, verdict, judgment, punishment, decree, condemnation, pronouncement He will appeal against the conviction. Translations conviction [kənˈvɪkʃən] N 1. (Jur) → condena f there were 12 convictions for theft → hubo 12 condenas por robo to have no previous convictions → no tener antecedentes penales 3. (= persuasion, persuasiveness) he said with conviction → dijo con convicción without much conviction → no muy convencido to carry conviction → ser convincente open to conviction → dispuesto a dejarse convencer conviction n (Jur) → Verurteilung f; five previous convictions → fünf Vorstrafen; to get a conviction (police, prosecution) → einen Schuldspruch erreichen (= belief, act of convincing) → Überzeugung f; to be open to conviction → sich gern eines Besseren belehren lassen; to carry conviction → überzeugend klingen; his speech lacked conviction → seine Rede klang wenig überzeugend; he’s a socialist by conviction → er ist ein überzeugter Sozialist; he did it in the conviction that … → er tat es in der Überzeugung, dass …; a man of strong convictions → ein Mann, der feste Anschauungen vertritt; his fundamental political/moral convictions → seine politische/moralische Gesinnung ? courage conviction [kənˈvɪkʃ/ən] n a. (belief) → convinzione f it is my conviction that → sono convinto che to carry conviction → essere convincente b. (Law) → condanna conviction [kənˈvɪkʃ/ən] n a. (belief) → convinzione f it is my conviction that → sono convinto che to carry conviction → essere convincente b. (Law) → condanna How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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