conviction
11conviction — (n.) mid 15c., the proving of guilt, from L.L. convictionem (nom. convictio) proof, refutation, noun of action from pp. stem of convincere (see CONVINCE (Cf. convince)). Meaning mental state of being convinced is from 1690s; that of firm belief,… …
12conviction — 1 assurance, certitude, *certainty Analogous words: faith, *belief, credence, credit Contrasted words: doubt, *uncertainty, dubiety, dubiosity, skepticism: disbelief, *unbelief, incredulity 2 belief, persuasion, * …
13conviction — ► NOUN 1) an instance of being convicted of a criminal offence. 2) the action or process of convicting. 3) a firmly held belief or opinion. 4) the quality of showing that one is convinced of what one believes or says …
14conviction — noun 1 for a crime ADJECTIVE ▪ earlier, previous (esp. BrE), prior (AmE) ▪ spent (BrE) ▪ You are not obliged to acknowledge spent convictions. ▪ …
15conviction — n. strong belief 1) to carry conviction (his story carries conviction) 2) a burning, deep, firm, strong; lifelong conviction 3) a conviction that + clause (she expressed her firm conviction that television was harmful to children) 4) by… …
16Conviction — BALLADUR (Édouard) Bio express : Homme politique français (1929 ) «Le compromis est l appellation péjorative donnée à la plus belle vertu des hommes politiques : le respect des intérêts et des aspirations des autres, la volonté… …
17Conviction — For other senses of this word, see conviction (disambiguation). Convicted redirects here. For other uses, see Convicted (disambiguation) …
18conviction — (kon vi ksion ; en poésie, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Nécessité où l on met quelqu un, par des preuves, de reconnaître la vérité qu on lui présente. La conviction du coupable. Il était facile aux infracteurs d éviter la conviction ou le… …
19conviction — con|vic|tion W3 [kənˈvıkʃən] n 1.) a very strong belief or opinion religious/political etc convictions ▪ a woman of strong political convictions deep/strong conviction ▪ The Dotens have a deep conviction that marriage is for life. conviction that …
20CONVICTION — s. f. L effet qu une preuve évidente produit dans l esprit ; la certitude que l on a de la vérité d un fait, d un principe. Être dans une entière conviction. Avoir une entière, une pleine conviction des vérités de la religion. Avoir l intime… …
