conviction

  • 81conviction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. belief, persuasion, faith, opinion, view; condemnation, sentence, penalty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Belief] Syn. persuasion, confidence, view; see belief 1 , certainty 1 , faith 1 , 2 , opinion 1 . 2.… …

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  • 82conviction — See: have the courage of one s convictions …

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  • 83conviction — con vic·tion || kʃn n. acknowledgement; condemnation; convincing; act of convicting …

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  • 84conviction — noun 1》 an instance of formally being found guilty of a criminal offence in a court of law. 2》 a firmly held belief or opinion.     ↘the quality of showing that one is firmly convinced of something …

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  • 85conviction — n. 1. Proof of guilt, detection in guilt. 2. Confutation, refutation. 3. Persuasion, convincing. 4. Firm persuasion, settled belief, assured belief, ascertained principle …

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  • 86conviction — n 1. proof of guilt, sentence, judgment, adjudication, condemnation, penalty, punishment. 2. belief, certitude, certainty, assurance, trust; opinion, view, position; persuasion; faith, creed, doctrine, tenet, teaching, principle …

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  • 87conviction — con·vic·tion …

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  • 88conviction — con•vic•tion [[t]kənˈvɪk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a fixed or firm belief 2) the act of convicting 3) the state of being convicted 4) the state of being convinced 5) the act of convincing • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < LL …

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  • 89conviction —   1. Found guilty. Āhewa ia.   2. Belief. Mana opa a …

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  • 90conviction — n. 1 a the act or process of proving or finding guilty. b an instance of this (has two previous convictions). 2 a the action or resulting state of being convinced. b a firm belief or opinion. c an act of convincing. Etymology: L convictio (as… …

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