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conviction

/kənˈvɪkʃən/

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What does conviction mean?

noun

  1. A firmly held belief.
  2. A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
  3. The state of being wholly convinced.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. The state of being found or proved guilty.

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IPA pronunciation

/kənˈvɪkʃən/

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I feel a deep and deliberate conviction that there are many cases in which the trial by jury is an ineligible one.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
When he began again, his voice was lower, and at first he spoke with less conviction, though again it grew on him.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
More book examples (3)
Marilla felt an uncomfortable conviction that, if she denied the appeal of that look, it would haunt her to her dying day.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45
But deep in the minds of the apes was rooted the conviction that Tarzan was a mighty fighter and a strange creature.
Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the ApesProject Gutenberg ebook #78
Such was the conclusion which Barbicane very justly drew from facts already observed, a conviction which his two friends shared with him.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83