Definitions for conviction
kənˈvɪk ʃəncon·vic·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

   2. The act of convincing; confutation; the act of forcing others, by argument, to allow a position.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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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1. • Belief

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

2. Nouns Frequency

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

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How to pronounce conviction?

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How to say conviction in sign language?

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. Betsy Brantner-Smith:

   Let me just say that New York City has the third-strictest gun laws in the United States. Let's use those gun laws to prosecute, anyone who uses a firearm in the commission of a violent felony, whether it's threatening someone during an armed robbery, during a carjacking, what you know during a domestic dispute, they need to be charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. And while that process is playing out from their arrest to their trial to their conviction, they need to be incarcerated. We encourage the mayor to speak honestly with people about that and encourage bipartisan support for all of that.

2. Iain Goble:

   This conviction reflects he displayed not only total disregard for the safety of all the passengers and staff on his flight, but also the wider public.

3. Alex Kendrick:

   We intentionally showed the film to pastors and community leaders to get their support, our bull's-eye audience are people of faith and the church, and we are trying to call them to a more devoted and sincere walk and that they express faith with conviction and sincerity.

4. David Seabury:

   Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid; a coward knows when you are not.

5. Curtis Hill:

   We are living in a time where accusations alone have the power of conviction.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=conviction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Conviction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=conviction
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conviction
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conviction
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=conviction
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=conviction