different between conviction vs deduction
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:
- what convictions cannot be expunged
- what conviction means
- what convictions result in an insurance surcharge
- what convictions can be expunged
- what convictions do you live by
- what conviction is shared by all confucians
- what convictions stop entry to canada
- what convictions prevent gun ownership
deduction
English
Etymology
From Middle French déduction, from Latin deductio
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??d?k??n/, /d??d?k??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??d?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
deduction (countable and uncountable, plural deductions)
- That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
- A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
- You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.
- (logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
- Antonym: induction
- A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
- He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.
- The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
- Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.
Synonyms
- (that which is subtracted or removed): extract, reduction; See also Thesaurus:decrement
Translations
deduction From the web:
- what deductions can i claim
- what deductions can i claim for 2020
- what deductions are required by law
- what deductions can i claim in addition to standard deduction
- what deductions are taken out of a paycheck
- what deductions can you itemize
- what deduction should i claim
- what deductions are included in agi
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