conviction
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4.3
- noun
- /kənˈvɪkʃən/
- Formal
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condena
- She then used her trial to argue that her conviction violated the spirit of the Constitution.
- criminal conviction
- obtain a conviction
- sentence for a conviction
And the rate of conviction is going down, not going up.
- And the rate of conviction is going down, not going up.
- So my main charge was murder and my conviction was manslaughter, loss of control.
- He has felony convictions for anti Muslim hate crimes.
- And in the two years leading up to my conviction, I was entirely asexual.
- What, how, how does having a drug conviction keep you from going to college?
- The sheer numbers of people that we arrest and send to jail for drug convictions is unbelievable.
- Now, it's no secret how I feel about Trump's conviction.
- They're caught up in this felony murder conviction. And she's become an advocate now for that
- Another one is called the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act.
- Sad after after Trump's multiple felony convictions last week, he's really fallen on hard times.
- They should now got unspent convictions, which, Yeah.
- Now it's looking more and more like her conviction could be going bye, bye.
- Obviously consequences, more clear, trial, penalty, conviction, all that stuff.
- Because they couldn't go forward with that, with the with the conviction against the trial.
Examples
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And under that, if he gets two or more convictions, they carry potential life sentences.
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It's only the formal accusation that launches a trial, which could end in conviction or acquittal.
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What was it for, your assault conviction?
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Since the High Court quashed her conviction, she has been in hiding.
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I know he had a conviction for possession back in the seventies.
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In some cases, prosecutors demand that the information lead to the conviction of another person, Poston says.
Academic text (1999) -
Corporations risk economic obliteration over an indictment, never mind conviction at trial.
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The state appointed two new lawyers to handle the appeal and post-conviction proceedings.
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For example, rates of apprehension, prosecution, and conviction of criminals are fairly low.
Academic text (1992) -
The jury reached a unanimous decision, leading to his conviction for fraud.
Synonyms
4
7.4
A final court decision that finds someone guilty and gives a punishment
1
7.9
An official court decision that says someone is guilty and gives their punishment
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
1
7.9
An official court decision that says someone is guilty and gives their punishment
How Serious
- Formal
88
4.0
- Formal
282
4.3
20
6.5
- Formal
∞
6.0
∞
2.9
- Literature
579
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conviction in law comes from the idea of being 'conquered' by proof, a sense shared with convict and victory. So a legal conviction is when the court is 'overcome' by the evidence and finds someone guilty.