'Conviction' definitions:
Definition of 'conviction'
(from WordNet)
noun
An unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence [syn: conviction, strong belief, article of faith]
noun
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence] [ant: acquittal]
Definition of 'Conviction'
From: GCIDE
- Conviction \Con*vic"tion\ (k[o^]n*v[i^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [L. convictio proof: cf. F. conviction conviction (in sense 3 & 4). See Convict, Convince.]
- 1. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense. [1913 Webster]
- The greater certainty of conviction and the greater certainty of punishment. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Conviction may accrue two ways. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation. [1913 Webster]
- For all his tedious talk is but vain boast, Or subtle shifts conviction to evade. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience. [1913 Webster]
- To call good evil, and evil good, against the conviction of their own consciences. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- And did you presently fall under the power of this conviction? --Bunyan.
- Syn: Conviction; persuasion.
- Usage: 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. --C. J. Smith. -- Persuasion often induces men to act in opposition to their conviction of duty. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'conviction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anathematizing,
- arrogance,
- aspiration,
- assumption,
- assurance,
- assured faith,
- assuredness,
- belief,
- censure,
- certainty,
- certitude,
- cheerful expectation,
- cocksureness,
- condemnation,
- confidence,
- confidentness,
- courage,
- damnation,
- death sentence,
- death warrant,
- denouncement,
- denunciation,
- dependence,
- desire,
- doctrine,
- dogma,
- doom,
- doomed hope,
- excommunication,
- expectation,
- eye,
- fair prospect,
- faith,
- feeling,
- fervent hope,
- fixed opinion,
- good cheer,
- good hope,
- great expectations,
- guilty verdict,
- high hopes,
- hope,
- hopeful prognosis,
- hopefulness,
- hopes,
- hoping,
- hoping against hope,
- hubris,
- implicit belief,
- judgment,
- mature judgment,
- mind,
- opinion,
- overconfidence,
- oversureness,
- overweening,
- overweeningness,
- persuasion,
- poise,
- pomposity,
- position,
- positiveness,
- prayerful hope,
- presumption,
- pride,
- promise,
- proscription,
- prospect,
- prospects,
- rap,
- reliance,
- sanguine expectation,
- security,
- self-assurance,
- self-confidence,
- self-importance,
- self-reliance,
- sentence,
- sentiment,
- settled belief,
- settled judgment,
- staunch belief,
- steadfast faith,
- subjective certainty,
- sureness,
- surety,
- tenet,
- trust,
- unshaken confidence,
- verdict of guilty,
- view,
- well-grounded hope