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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)

  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).

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)

  1. That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
  2. 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.
  3. (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
  4. A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
    He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.
  5. 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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