English Explanatory Dictionary

conviction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/kənˈvɪkʃən/ [kənˈvɪkʃən] ~ [kənˈvɪkʃn̩] en-us-conviction.ogg

Word forms

conviction convictions

Etymology

From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Equivalent to convict + -ion.

Synonyms

attaintment condemnation conviction judgement proscription resolution convincement

Antonyms

acquittal

Related words

convict guilt

Derived words

carry conviction certificate of no criminal conviction convictional coonviction courage of one's convictions misconviction nonconviction pièce de conviction postconviction preconviction reconviction self-conviction

Translations

Bulgarian: убеденост Bulgarian: увереност Esperanto: konvinkiĝo Finnish: vakuuttuneisuus Middle English: stedefastnesse Norwegian Bokmål: overbevisning Sicilian: cumminziuni Spanish: convencimiento Ukrainian: перекона́ння
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