English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Conviction

Conviction (n.)

The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.

Conviction (n.)

A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal.

Conviction (n.)

The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.

Conviction (n.)

The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.