Pronunciation
- IPA: /kənˈvɪkʃən/
conviction
- (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)
- 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)
- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
- German: Überzeugung
- Italian: convinzione
- Portuguese: convicção
- Russian: убеждённость
- Spanish: convicción
- German: Verurteilung
- Italian: condanna
- Portuguese: condenação
- Russian: осужде́ние
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