Conviction Definition
kən-vĭkshən
convictions
noun
convictions
A convicting or being convicted.
Webster's New World
The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged.
American Heritage
The state of being found or proved guilty.
Evidence that led to the suspect's conviction.
American Heritage
The act of convincing.
Webster's New World
The state or appearance of being convinced, as of the truth of a belief.
To speak with conviction.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- strong belief
- article-of-faith
- judgment of conviction
- sentence
- condemnation
- view
- confidence
- persuasion
- notion
- idea
- feeling
- sentiment
- position
- mind
- belief
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Conviction
Noun
Singular:
conviction
Plural:
convictionsOrigin of Conviction
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From Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictio, from convictus, the past participle of convincere (“to convict”).
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