different between conviction vs convict

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)

1. (countable) A firmly held belief.
2. (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
3. (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
4. (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.

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)

1. 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).

English

Etymology

From Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convictus, the past participle of convinc? (“to convict”). Doublet of convince.

Pronunciation

• Verb
  • enPR: k?nv?kt?, IPA^(key): /k?n?v?kt/
  • Rhymes: -?kt
• Noun
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nv?kt/
  • (General American) enPR: k?n?v?kt; IPA^(key): /?k?nv?kt/
• Hyphenation: con?vict

Verb

convict (third-person singular simple present convicts, present participle convicting, simple past and past participle convicted)

1. (transitive) To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.

   Synonyms: sentence, (informal) disapprove

2. (chiefly religion) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).

   Synonym: convince

Related terms

• conviction

Translations

Noun

convict (plural convicts)

1. (law) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

   Synonyms: assigned servant, con, government man, (historical) public servant

2. A person deported to a penal colony.

   Synonym: penal colonist

3. (zoology) The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata), also known as the zebra cichlid, a popular aquarium fish, with stripes that resemble a prison uniform.
4. (zoology) A common name for the sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), owing to its black and gray stripes.

Derived terms

• con

Translations

Further reading

• convict on Wikipedia.Wikipedia