conviction

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From Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictio, from convictus, the past participle of convincere (to convict).

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conviction (plural convictions)

  1. (countable) A firmly held belief.
  2. (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
  3. (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
  4. (uncountable) The state of being convinced.

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  • IPA: /kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /ko~.vik.sjo~/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: convictions
  • Hyphenation: con‧vic‧tion

[edit] Noun

conviction f. (plural convictions)

  1. conviction
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