conviction
IPA: kʌnvˈɪkʃʌn
noun
- (countable) A firmly held belief.
- (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
- (uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.
- (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
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Examples of "conviction" in Sentences
- This conviction is the basis for many long-standing misconceptions about France and its system of social benefits.
- An expensive s. 18 trial with no guarantee of a conviction is a no-no. on July 22, 2009 at 10: 08 pm TheBinarySurfer
- Strength into whose keeping it is given, making, in Goethe's words, "every man strong enough to enforce his conviction," -- his _conviction_, mark!
- This conviction is the source not only of Protestantism's vitality and flexibility, but also of its lack of fixedness and its innate tendency toward schism.
- It may be better to refrain from notifying the neighborhood, but of course you can never prevent others from notifying the neighborhood, since the conviction is a matter of public record.
- ShelbyC: It may be better to refrain from notifying the neighborhood, but of course you can never prevent others from notifying the neighborhood, since the conviction is a matter of public record.
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