conviction
//kənˈvɪkʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- convictions
Definitions
1.A firmly held belief.
- It is of the nature of the intellectual's job that he must use his own knowledge and convictions in performing his daily task.
2.A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
- He said Robins had not been in trouble with the law before and had no previous convictions. Jail would have an adverse effect on her and her three children as she was the main carer.
3.The state of being wholly convinced.
- Analogies are used in aid of Conviction: Metaphors, as means of Illustration.
4.The state of being found or proved guilty.
- From G. R. Ratts , Game Warden , fines collected on conviction of violation of State game law .
- Thus, the argument continues, federal prosecutors would be motivated to seek Major Crimes Act indictments in marginal cases because they could be relatively certain of getting some conviction.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3407
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”).
Equivalent to convict + -ion.