conviction (redirected from Convictions)

con·vic·tion  (kn-vkshn)

n.

1. Law

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

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

2.

a. The act or process of convincing.

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

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

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con·viction·al adj.

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conviction

Noun

1. a firmly held belief or opinion

2. an instance of being found guilty of a crime: he had several convictions for petty theft

3. a convincing or being convinced

4. carry conviction to be convincing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conviction - an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence strong belief, article of faith belief - any cognitive content held as true amateurism - the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
	2.	conviction - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" judgment of conviction, sentence, condemnation final decision, final judgment - a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment murder conviction - conviction for murder rape conviction - conviction for rape robbery conviction - conviction for robbery criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment acquittal - a judgment of not guilty

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conviction

noun 1. belief, view, opinion, principle, faith, persuasion, creed, tenet, kaupapa N.Z.

noun 2. certainty, confidence, assurance, fervour, firmness, earnestness, certitude

Translations

conviction [kənˈvɪkʃən] n → condena (= belief); creencia, convicción f

conviction [kənˈvɪkʃən] convict n (Law) → condamnation f (= belief); conviction f

conviction [kənˈvɪkʃən] convict n → Überzeugung f;

(Law) → Verurteilung f

conviction [kənˈvɪkʃən] n → condanna (= belief); convinzione f