conviction
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con·vic·tion
(kən-vĭk'shən) 
n.
n.
- Law.
- The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged.
- The state of being found or proved guilty: evidence that led to the suspect's conviction.
- The act or process of convincing.
- The state of being convinced. See synonyms at certainty.
- A fixed or strong belief. See synonyms at opinion.
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conviction
noun
- The fact or condition of being without doubt: assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, confidence, positiveness, sureness, surety. See certain/uncertain.
- Something believed or accepted as true by a person: belief, feeling, idea, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, position, sentiment, view. See opinion.
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conviction
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Definition: guilty sentence; assurance
Antonyms: overturning
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An attitude dimension that is concerned mainly with how a person is predisposed to think about a situation.
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Conviction
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
The outcome of a criminal prosecution which concludes in a judgment that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged. The juncture of a criminal proceeding during which the question of guilt is ascertained. In a case where the perpetrator has been adjudged guilty and sentenced, a record of the summary proceedings brought pursuant to any penal statute before one or more justices of the peace or other properly authorized persons.
The terms conviction and convicted refer to the final judgment on a verdict of guilty, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere. They do not include a final judgment that has been deleted by a pardon, set aside, reversed, or otherwise rendered inoperative.
The term summary conviction refers to the consequence of a trial before a court or magistrate, without a jury, which generally involves a minor misdemeanor.
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Conviction
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"With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice."
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categories related to 'conviction'
- Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - conviction: guilty verdict in criminal trial
- Legal Procedures and Trials - conviction: legal establishment of guilt in committing crime, usu. after trial
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Conviction
For other senses of this word, see conviction (disambiguation).
"Convicted" redirects here. For other uses, see Convicted (disambiguation).
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In law, a conviction is the verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime. [1]
The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (i.e. "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 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.
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 individuals punishment.
Conviction rates by Country
References
- ^ Garner, Bryan A., ed. (2000). Black's law dictionary (7th ed. ed.). St. Paul, Minn.: West Group. pp. 335. ISBN 0-314-24077-2.
- Article: Comparison of the conviction rates of a few countries of the world.
| Country | Conviction Rate | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britain | 74% | 2006 | |
| Russia | 99% | 2007 | |
| United States | 80% | 2006 | |
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Conviction
Dansk (Danish)
n. - overbevisning, domfældelse, erkendelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
veroordeling, overtuiging
Français (French)
n. - (Jur) condamnation, conviction
Deutsch (German)
n. - Verurteilung, Überzeugung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταδίκη, πεποίθηση, δοξασία, (πληθ.) πεποιθήσεις, δοξασίες, (ηθικές) αρχές
Italiano (Italian)
condanna, convinzione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - convicção (f), condenação (f)
Русский (Russian)
осуждение, суждение, убеждение
Español (Spanish)
n. - condena, convicción
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fällande, överbevisande, övertygelse
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
定罪, 坚信, 信服
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 定罪, 堅信, 信服
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유죄의 판결, 양심의 가책, 신념
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 信服, 確信, 信念, 有罪の判決, 罪の自覚
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ادانه, اقتناع, عقيدة, أيمان
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אמונה, הכרה, שכנוע, הרשעה
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