01 n. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.
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The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.“The greater certainty of conviction and the greater certainty of punishment.” — Hallam.
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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.(Law)“Conviction may accrue two ways.” — Blackstone.
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The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.“For all his tedious talk is but vain boast, Or subtle shifts conviction to evade.” — Milton.
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The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.“To call good evil, and evil good, against the conviction of their own consciences.” — Swift.“And did you presently fall under the power of this conviction?” — Bunyan.
Syn.
Conviction; persuasion.
-- Conviction respects soley matters of belief or faith; persuasion respects matters of belief or practice. Conviction respects our most important duties; persuasion is frequently applied to matters of indifference. Crabb. -- Conviction is the result of the [operation of the] understanding; persuasion, of the will. Conviction is a necessity of the mind, persuasion an acquiescence of the inclination.