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conviction
[ kuhn-vik-shuhn ]
noun
- a fixed or firm belief:
No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.
- the act of convicting someone, as in a court of law; a declaration that a person is guilty of an offense.
- the state of being convicted.
- the act of convincing a person by argument or evidence.
- the state of being convinced.
Antonyms: ,
conviction
/ əˈɪʃə /
noun
- the state or appearance of being convinced
- a fixed or firmly held belief, opinion, etc
- the act of convincing
- the act or an instance of convicting or the state of being convicted
- carry convictionto be convincing
Derived Forms
- DzˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Dz·tDz· adjective
- ԴDzcDz·tDz noun
- cDz·tDz noun
- cDz·tDz adjective
- cDz·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of conviction1
Idioms and Phrases
see courage of one's convictions .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Underpinning this approach is absolute conviction that the US is making a mistake that will primarily and visibly backfire on itself, its companies, and its consumers.
"We have concluded that there is not a realistic prospect of conviction for any criminal offence and so there will not be a prosecution," Michael Quinn, deputy chief crown prosecutor, said.
Gould resigned from his councillor role in March after his conviction.
“When you’re throwing pitches that you don’t want to throw,” Hernández noted, “your conviction is not the same as when you are throwing a pitch that you are committed to throwing.”
The convictions were overturned by Parliament last year.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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