conviction

7 definitions • 12 examples

the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding someone guilty:

conviction for Since it was her first conviction for stealing, she was given a less severe sentence.

He has a long record of previous convictions for similar offences.

conviction of The conviction of the three demonstrators has caused public outrage locally.

a strong opinion or belief:

religious/moral convictions

deep/strong/lifelong conviction They share a deep/strong/lifelong conviction that you can do anything if you're willing to work hard.

[ + that ] It's my personal conviction that all rapists should be locked away for life.

a feeling of being certain about something:

lack conviction He said he was enjoying his new job, but his voice lacked conviction.

a strong belief that is not likely to change, or the strong feeling that your beliefs are right:

[ C ] He has no ability to communicate his convictions.

[ U ] His followers believed with varying degrees of conviction.

the act of deciding officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a particular crime:

[ C ] His criminal record includes convictions for robberies in several states.

a decision made by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime:

have a conviction for sth He has two previous convictions for tax evasion.

the process of proving in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime:

Too many defendants are escaping conviction because the case against them was poorly presented.