different between conviction vs conclusion
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).
conviction From the web:
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conclusion
English
Alternative forms
- concl. (shortening)
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French conclusion, from Latin concl?si?, from the past participle stem of concl?dere (“to conclude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?klu???n/
- Rhymes: -u???n
Noun
conclusion (plural conclusions)
- The end, finish, close or last part of something.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- A flourish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- The outcome or result of a process or act.
- A decision reached after careful thought.
- (logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
- (obsolete) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
- (law) The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
- (law) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (end): endpoint, terminus; see also Thesaurus: finish
- (end of literary work): epilogue, postamble; see also Thesaurus: afterword
Antonyms
- (end): beginning, initiation, start; see also Thesaurus: beginning
Coordinate terms
- (in logic): premise
Related terms
- conclude
- conclusive
- conclusively
- conclusiveness
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin concl?si?, from the past participle stem of concl?dere (“conclude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.kly.zj??/
Noun
conclusion f (plural conclusions)
- conclusion
Related terms
- conclure
Anagrams
- concluions
Further reading
- “conclusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
conclusion (plural conclusiones)
- conclusion
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin concl?si?.
Pronunciation
Noun
conclusion f (plural conclusions)
- conclusion
Related terms
- conclure
conclusion From the web:
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- what conclusion can someone draw from the map
- what conclusion can be drawn from this graph
- what conclusion can readers draw about jose
- what conclusion can be drawn from the map
- what conclusion can be made for c and e
- what conclusion can be drawn from this passage
- what conclusion can be drawn from the painting
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