Definition of conviction

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Conviction (n.) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal..

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Force :: Force (n.) To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind..
Disqualification :: Disqualification (n.) That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office; sickness is a disqualification for labor..
Rhetoric :: Rhetoric (n.) Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling..
Conviction :: Conviction (n.) The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense..
Attaintment :: Attaintment (n.) Attainder; attainture; conviction.
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
Flash :: Flash (v. t.) To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind..
Ashamed :: Ashamed (a.) Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety..
Belief :: Belief (n.) Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction; confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses..
Disqualify :: Disqualify (v. t.) To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness..
Maieutics :: Maieutics (n.) The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth..
Persuasion :: Persuasion (n.) The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced..
Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.
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..
Conviction :: Conviction (n.) The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation..
Presentiment :: Presentiment (n.) Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding..
Conviction :: Conviction (n.) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal..
Conscience :: Conscience (n.) The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.
Cogency :: Cogency (n.) The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force.
Self-evident :: Self-evident (a.) Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self-evident proposition or truth..
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