conviction.
A firmly held belief.
Meaning & usage
A firmly held belief.
A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
The state of being wholly convinced.
The state of being found or proved guilty.
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Equivalent to convict + -ion.
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