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conviction

Pronunciation: /kənˈvɪkʃ(ə)n/
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Definition of conviction

noun

  • 1a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence:she had a previous conviction for a similar offence
  • 2a firmly held belief or opinion:she takes pride in stating her political convictions [with clause]:his conviction that the death was no accident was stronger
  • [mass noun] the quality of showing that one is firmly convinced of what one believes or says:she had been speaking for some five minutes with force and conviction

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin convictio(n-), from the verb convincere (see convince)

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