conviction

English Online Dictionary. What means conviction‎? What does conviction mean?

English

Etymology

From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈvɪkʃən/

Noun

conviction (countable and uncountable, plural convictions)

1. (countable) A firmly held belief.
2. (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
3. (uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.
4. (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obstinacy

Derived terms

Related terms

• convict

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convictiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.vik.sjɔ̃/
• Homophone: convictions
• Hyphenation: con‧vic‧tion

Noun

conviction f (plural convictions)

1. conviction

Derived terms

• pièce à conviction

Related terms

• convaincre

Further reading

• “conviction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.