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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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sentencing
English
Adjective
sentencing
- Relating to a judicial sentence.
- There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime.
Noun
sentencing (plural sentencings)
- The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.
- After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed.
- (colloquial) The act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases.
- He struggled with sentencing his frayed and angry verses from poem to prose.
Verb
sentencing
- present participle of sentence
sentencing From the web:
- what sentencing options are available to judges
- what are sentencing options
- what are the options in the sentencing process
- what do judges say when sentencing
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