What does conviction mean?

Definitions for conviction
kənˈvɪk ʃəncon·vic·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conviction, strong belief, article of faithnoun

    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

  2. conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentencenoun

    (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

    "the conviction came as no surprise"

Wiktionary

  1. convictionnoun

    A firmly held belief.

  2. convictionnoun

    A judgement of guilt in a court of law.

  3. convictionnoun

    The state of being found or proved guilty.

  4. convictionnoun

    The state of being convinced.

  5. Etymology: From conviction, from convictio, from convictus, the past participle of convinco.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Convictionnoun

    1.Detection of guilt, which is, in law, either when a man is outlawed, or appears and confesses, or else is found guilty by the inquest. John Cowell

    Etymology: from convict.

    The third best absent is condemn’d,
    Convict by flight, and rebel to all law;
    Conviction to the serpent none belongs. John Milton, Par. Lost.

    When therefore the apostle requireth hability to convict hereticks, can we think he judgeth it a thing unlawful, and not rather needful, to use the principal instrument of their conviction, the light of reason. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 8.

    The manner of his conviction was designed, not as a peculiar privilege to him; but as a standing miracle, a lasting argument, for the conviction of others, to the very end of the world. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

    Their wisdom is only of this world, to put false colours upon things, to call good evil, and evil good, against the conviction of their own consciences. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. Conviction

    In law, a conviction is the verdict that usually results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (that is, "not guilty"). In Scotland and in the Netherlands, there can also be a verdict of "not proven", which counts as an acquittal. There are also cases in which the court orders that a defendant not be convicted, despite being found guilty; in England, Wales, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand the mechanism for this is a discharge. For a host of reasons, the criminal justice system is not perfect: sometimes guilty defendants are acquitted, while innocent people are convicted. Appeal mechanisms and post conviction relief procedures may mitigate the effects of a conviction to some extent. An error which results in the conviction of an innocent person is known as a miscarriage of justice. After a defendant is convicted, the court determines the appropriate sentence as a punishment. Furthermore, the conviction may lead to results beyond the terms of the sentence itself. Such ramifications are known as the collateral consequences of criminal charges. A minor conviction is a warning conviction, and it does not affect the defendant but does serve as a warning.A history of convictions are called antecedents, known colloquially as "previous" in the United Kingdom, and "priors" in the United States and Australia. The history of convictions also shows that a minor law conviction can be prosecuted as any individual's punishment.

ChatGPT

  1. conviction

    Conviction is a strongly held belief or opinion. In the legal context, it refers to the formal declaration by a judge or court that someone is guilty of a criminal offense after a trial.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Convictionnoun

    the act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense

  2. Convictionnoun

    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. Convictionnoun

    the act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation

  4. Convictionnoun

    the state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience

Wikidata

  1. Conviction

    In general, conviction means a strong persuasion or belief. It also means the state of being convinced. In law, a conviction is the verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal. In Scotland and in the Netherlands, there can also be a verdict of "not proven", which counts as an acquittal. There are also cases where the court orders that a defendant not be convicted, despite being found guilty. For a host of reasons, the criminal justice system is not perfect, and sometimes guilty defendants are acquitted, while innocent people are convicted. Appeal mechanisms mitigate this problem to some extent. An error which results in the conviction of an innocent person is known as a miscarriage of justice. After a defendant is convicted, the court determines the appropriate sentence as a punishment. Furthermore, the conviction may lead to results beyond the terms of the sentence itself. Such ramifications are known as the collateral consequences of criminal charges. A minor conviction is considered, in a term, a warning conviction, and it doesn't affect the defendant, but does serve as a warning.

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    Rank popularity for the word 'conviction' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4338

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    Rank popularity for the word 'conviction' in Nouns Frequency: #1450

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of conviction in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of conviction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of conviction in a Sentence

  1. Valentino Dixon:

    I realized at some point :' Hey, you may have to become one of the greatest artists to ever walk this earth in order to get acknowledgement on what happened to you on this wrongful conviction,'.

  2. Helle Jacobsen:

    There is this understanding in Denmark that it has already achieved gender equality, but when it comes to sexual violence, it is almost impossible to get a conviction for rape, there is a very low number of [ women reporting rape ], so it means access to justice in Denmark if you are a rape a survivor is almost non existent.

  3. Johnnie Moore:

    People in the Trump administration really do have a conviction that private charities, churches and other faith-based groups do really effective work and we ought to be doing everything in our power to reduce the barrier to entry so they can participate in government programs.

  4. Michael Zeldin:

    You've got a body of people, I think, who are waiting and seeing... The risk of that is a prosecutor who's gone to a trial and convicted somebody of obstruction now knows he has a good case, i would think a conviction in that first case would inspire people to try to reach deals in their cases.

  5. Ken Thompson:

    The people of Brooklyn elected me to ensure that justice is done and that is what my decision to vacate Derrick Hamilton’s conviction reflects.

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    Clarence B. Dennis
    Thank much for the little definition of the word Conviction.
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