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conviction
English
Etymology
From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convicti?, from convictus, the past participle of convinc? (“to convict”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?v?k??n/
Noun
conviction (countable and uncountable, plural convictions)
- (countable) A firmly held belief.
- (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
- (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
- (uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[3]
- The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[3]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
Derived terms
- courage of one's convictions
Related terms
- convict
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convictio, convictionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.vik.sj??/
- Homophone: convictions
- Hyphenation: con?vic?tion
Noun
conviction f (plural convictions)
- conviction
Derived terms
- pièce à conviction
Related terms
- convaincre
Further reading
- “conviction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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attaint
English
Alternative forms
- atteint
Etymology
From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??te?nt/
- Rhymes: -e?nt
Adjective
attaint (comparative more attaint, superlative most attaint)
- (obsolete) Convicted, attainted.
- (obsolete) Attainted; corrupted.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, Act V, Part 5,[1]
- My tender youth was never yet attaint
- With any passion of inflaming love,
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, Act V, Part 5,[1]
Verb
attaint (third-person singular simple present attaints, present participle attainting, simple past and past participle attainted)
- (archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.
- (archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.
- 1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, New York: Vintage, 1956, Appendix, p. 405,[2]
- CHARLES STUART. Attainted and proscribed by name and grade in his British regiment.
- 1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, New York: Vintage, 1956, Appendix, p. 405,[2]
- (now rare) To taint; to corrupt, sully.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.i:
- Amoret right fearefull was and faint, / Lest she with blame her honor should attaint [...].
- 1848, Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton, Chapter 34,[3]
- Jem felt that his own character had been attainted; and that to many it might still appear suspicious.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.i:
Noun
attaint (plural attaints)
- (archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
- 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 8,[4]
- This politic selection did not alter the fortune of the field, the challengers were still successful: one of their antagonists was overthrown, and both the others failed in the “attaint”, that is, in striking the helmet and shield of their antagonist firmly and strongly, with the lance held in a direct line, so that the weapon might break unless the champion was overthrown.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 484:
- At the moment of impact, the king’s eyes are open, his body braced for the atteint; he takes the blow perfectly, its force absorbed by a body securely armoured, moving in the right direction, moving at the right speed.
- 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 8,[4]
- A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow
- (obsolete, law) The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict
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