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conviction
noun
a
strong
and
firmly
held
belief
or
opinion
•
Maya
spoke
with
deep
conviction
about
protecting
the
rainforest
.
Maya
spoke
with
deep
conviction
about
protecting
the
rainforest
.
•
The
activist
’
s
unwavering
conviction
inspired
the
crowd
to
join
the
march
.
The
activist
’
s
unwavering
conviction
inspired
the
crowd
to
join
the
march
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
conviction
,
from
Latin
convictiō
‘
proof
,
refutation
’,
from
convincere
‘
to
convince
’.
noun
the
formal
decision
in
a
court
that
someone
is
guilty
of
a
crime
•
After
a
tense
trial
,
the
jury
returned
a
conviction
for
fraud
.
After
a
tense
trial
,
the
jury
returned
a
conviction
for
fraud
.
•
Because
of
her
earlier
conviction
,
she
struggled
to
find
employment
.
Because
of
her
earlier
conviction
,
she
struggled
to
find
employment
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
conviction
,
from
Latin
convictiō
‘
proof
,
refutation
’,
from
convincere
‘
to
convict
’.
