murder conviction
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈmɜrdər kənˈvɪkʃən/
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- The jury delivered a unanimous murder conviction after a lengthy trial.
- a first murder conviction
Examples
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Lee has already served some 20 years in prison for two previous murder convictions out of South Bend from the late 1980s.
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Following new evidence, the murder conviction of the man was re-examined by the judge.
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35% favor the death penalty for a first murder conviction when asked without any reference to Simpson.
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27% favor the death penalty for a first murder conviction when asked in the context of the Simpson case.
Academic text (1994) -
Brosnahan used one of his peremptory strikes to remove that juror and went on to win a first-degree murder conviction against the defendant.
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When the prosecutors' actions came to light, the state courts of Louisiana reversed Thompson's murder conviction, finding that his trial was unduly tainted by the state's failure to turn over exculpatory evidence.
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The defendant's murder conviction was upheld by the appellate court.
Synonyms
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A formal court decision that says someone is guilty of a crime
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An official court decision that says someone is guilty and gives their punishment
How Official
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- Formal
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- Formal
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- Formal
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning — a conviction (a court decision of guilt) for the crime of murder — is directly and transparently derived from the constituents 'murder' and 'conviction'. This is a compositional noun–noun legal collocation that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Murder conviction comes from a courtroom scene. After a trial, a jury finds someone guilty of murder and the court gives a conviction, which is the official decision that the person is 'guilty'.