conviction
English Thesaurus
1. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | final decision, final judgment, |
| definition | : | a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | criminal law, |
| definition | : | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
2. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | belief, |
| definition | : | any cognitive content held as true (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | amateurism, |
| definition | : | the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money (noun.cognition) |
3. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed (noun.act)
| antonym | : | acquittal, |
| definition | : | a judgment of not guilty (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | convict, |
| definition | : | find or declare guilty (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | condemn, doom, sentence, |
| definition | : | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication) |
| antonym | : | acquittal, |
| definition | : | a judgment of not guilty (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | convict, |
| definition | : | find or declare guilty (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | condemn, doom, sentence, |
| definition | : | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication) |
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