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 [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

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 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

2. (= belief) → convicción f, creencia f
it is my conviction that → creo firmemente que ...

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 [kənˈvɪkʃ^ən] n

[defendant] → condamnation f

(= belief) → conviction f
with conviction → avec conviction
to carry conviction → être convaincant(e)

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

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conviction [kənˈvɪkʃ/ən] n

a. (belief) → convinzione f
it is my conviction that → sono convinto che
to carry conviction → essere convincente

b. (Law) → condanna