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 Definitions of conviction  [ənˈvɪk ʃən]  

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Definition of 'conviction' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) conviction
a fixed or firm belief.

2.  conviction
the act of convicting.

3.  conviction
the state of being convicted.

4.  conviction
the state of being convinced.

5.  conviction
the act of convincing.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME < LL)

Definition of 'conviction' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) conviction, strong belief, article of faith
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

2. (noun) conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
"the conviction came as no surprise"


Definition of 'conviction' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) conviction
a strong belief
religious convictions

2.  conviction
a guilty verdict given in a law court
a previous drug conviction


Definition of 'conviction' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) conviction
the act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense

2. (noun) conviction
a judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal

3. (noun) conviction
the act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation

4. (noun) conviction
the state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience


Translation of 'conviction' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the passing of a sentence on a guilty person
She has had two convictions for drunken driving.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: veroordeling Arabic flag Arabic: إِدانَه، تَجْـريم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: осъждане
Brazilian flag Brazilian: condenação Czech flag Czech: odsouzení German flag German: die Verurteilung
Danish flag Danish: dom Greek flag Greek: καταδίκη Spanish flag Spanish: condena; antecedentes pen
Estonian flag Estonian: süüdimõistmine Farsi flag Farsi: محکومیت Finnish flag Finnish: tuomio
French flag French: condamnation Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַרשָׁעָה Hindi flag Hindi: अपराध स्थापन
Croatian flag Croatian: proglašenje krivim Hungarian flag Hungarian: ítélet Indonesian flag Indonesian: vonis
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sakfelling, dómur Italian flag Italian: condanna Japanese flag Japanese: 有罪判決
Korean flag Korean: 유죄판결 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nuteisimas, teistumas Latvian flag Latvian: notiesāšana; sodāmība
Malay flag Malay: kesalahan Dutch flag Dutch: veroordeling Norwegian flag Norwegian: dom(fellelse), detå bli e
Polish flag Polish: wyrok Persian flag Persian: محکومیت Pashto flag Pashto: ګناه ګار تيا، ګرمتيا، محك
Portuguese flag Portuguese: condenação Romanian flag Romanian: convingere Russian flag Russian: судимость
Slovak flag Slovak: odsúdenie Slovenian flag Slovenian: obsodba Serbian flag Serbian: osuda
Swedish flag Swedish: [fällande] dom Thai flag Thai: การพิสูจน์ว่ากระทำผิด Turkish flag Turkish: mahkûmiyet, suçlu bul(un)
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 定罪 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: засудження Urdu flag Urdu: سزا كا حكم دينا، سزا سنان
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự kết án Chinese flag Chinese: 定罪

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