conviction

(kən-vĭk'shən)
n.

1. Law.
   1. The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged.
   2. The state of being found or proved guilty: evidence that led to the suspect's conviction.
2. 1. The act or process of convincing.
   2. The state of being convinced. See synonyms at certainty.
3. A fixed or strong belief. See synonyms at opinion.

convictional con·vic'tion·al adj.

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noun

1. The fact or condition of being without doubt: assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, confidence, positiveness, sureness, surety. See certain/uncertain.
2. Something believed or accepted as true by a person: belief, feeling, idea, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, position, sentiment, view. See opinion.

n

Definition: guilty sentence; assurance
Antonyms: overturning

An attitude dimension that is concerned mainly with how a person is predisposed to think about a situation.

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.

IN BRIEF: Firm belief.

Timing, degree and conviction are the three wise men in this life. — R.I. Fitzhenry.

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Quotes:

"With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice." - Pat Benatar

For a list of words related to conviction, see:

• 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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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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