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Convictism :: Convictism (n.) The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.

Convict :: Convict (v. t.) To demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove.

Self-convicted :: Self-convicted (a.) Convicted by one's own consciousness, knowledge, avowal, or acts..

Cogency :: Cogency (n.) The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force.

Convicting :: Convicting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Convic.

Felonry :: Felonry (n.) A body of felons; specifically, the convict population of a penal colony..

Attaint :: Attaint (v.) A writ which lies after judgment, to inquire whether a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record; also, the convicting of the jury so tried..

Eloquence :: Eloquence (n.) Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion..

Convict :: Convict (v. t.) To defeat; to doom to destruction.

Acquiesce :: Acquiesce (v. i.) To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition..

Transport :: Transport (v.) A convict transported, or sentenced to exile..

Power :: Power (n.) Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength, force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm..

Convict :: Convict (p.a.) Proved or found guilty; convicted.

Opinion :: Opinion (n.) That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or action..

Infamy :: Infamy (n.) That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness..

Punishment :: Punishment (n.) A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention..

Cast :: Cast (v. t.) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages..

Convince :: Convince (v. t.) To prove guilty; to convict.

Rhetoric :: Rhetoric (n.) Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling..

Ground :: Ground (n.) The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope..

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