convictionn.

/kənˈvɪkʃən/

Forms: Also Middle English -viccion.

Etymology: < Latin convictiōn-em, noun of action < convincĕre : see convince v. Compare modern French conviction (not in Cotgrave).

The action of convicting or convincing.

a. The proving or finding a person guilty of an offence with which he is charged before a legal tribunal; legal proof or declaration of guilt; the fact or condition of being convicted: sometimes including the passing of sentence. summary conviction n. conviction by a judge or a bench of magistrates without a jury.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > conviction or judicial condemnation > [noun]

condemnationc1384

damnationc1384

attainting1395

conviction1491

convict1567

eviction?1575

convincement1612

convincing1615

forjudging1651

convictment1887

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > conviction or judicial condemnation > [noun] > conviction without jury

summary conviction1491

1491 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 21 As though none atteyndour nor conviccion had ben hadde ageynst the seid William.

1628 Disc. Jesuits' Coll. (Camd. Soc.) 22 They..ministred matter sufficient for their legal conviction.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. iii. 69 For the conviction of a Bishop, there was seventy-two witnesses requir'd.

1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 421 This forfeiture commences from the time of conviction.

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 360 The perjury of the witnesses placed an effectual barrier against conviction.

b. with a and plural.

ΚΠ

1787 T. Dogherty (title) Crown Circuit Assistant; being a collection of precedents of Indictments, Informations, Convictions by Justices.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. viii. xxv. 405 Convictions pronounced by justices of the peace acting out of sessions.

1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) 229/1 Convictions generally proceed on the verdict of a jury; but our law also admits of summary convictions, without the intervention of a jury, in certain circumstances.

†2. Demonstration, proof. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [noun]

provinga1325

verifymenta1325

comprobation1390

proofc1390

demonstrationc1391

approbation1393

monstrancea1400

probatea1400

probation?a1450

document1459

demonstrance1481

remonstration1490

verification?1541

eviction1571

remonstrance1583

conviction1646

convincement1656

approof1881

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xvi. 144 We..rest sufficiently confirmed in the experiments of worthy enquirers: Wherein to omit the ancient conviction of Apollonius, we shall set downe some few of moderne Writers.

1664 Bp. J. Taylor Disswasive from Popery i. v. 42 The words of S. Austin may suffice, as being an evident conviction what was the doctrine of the primitive Church in this question.

†3. The proving a person to be in error; confutation. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun]

gainsayingc1330

assoilinga1382

improvingc1443

unprovingc1449

lancing1470

redarguation?c1500

confutationa1530

redargution1529

reproof1529

confusion1530

disproof1531

reprehension1531

reproving1535

refutation?1536

improbation1556

refuting1563

disproving1587

conviction1593

infringement1593

refutal1599

gainsay1602

eviction1606

convincement1612

disproval1614

confutinga1617

improof1641

confutement1645

confute1646

refute1646

disprovement1662

reviction1677

invalidatinga1716

invalidation1771

rebutment1823

rebuttal1831

disconfirmation1937

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iii. viii. 143 To conuict Heretiques..to vse the principall instrument of their conuiction, the light of reason.

1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. v. 99 Although their silence..be a sufficient conviction of them, and a sufficient vindication of us.

†4. The proving (of error, etc.) to be such; detection and exposure. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > by showing error

convincement1612

convictiona1641

falsification1885

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 417 Nothing was contained in those books which did make to the conviction of their heresies.

1653 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James iii. 17 It is a sleepy zeal that letteth errors go away quietly without conviction.

1667 Bp. J. Taylor 2nd Pt. Dissuasive from Popery (title page) Further reproof and conviction of the Roman errors.

1724 A. Collins Disc. Grounds Christian Relig. 279 [It] makes his conviction of mistakes in some cases difficult.

5. The bringing any one to recognize the truth of what he has not before accepted; convincing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun]

assurance1609

convincing1615

convincement1633

conviction1664

1664 H. More Apol. in Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 557 This Conviction to what is false, or Inconviction to what is true, arises not from any fault of his, but is invincible Ignorance.

1692 J. Locke Toleration in Wks. (1727) II. ii. 264 [They] seek only the Compliance, but concern themselves not for the Conviction of those they punish.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 299 To require something more for the conviction of the experimentalist.

1828 R. Whately Elem. Rhetoric i. Introd. The Conviction of those who are either of a contrary opinion to the one maintained, or who are in doubt whether to admit or deny it.

a. The mental state or condition of being convinced; strong belief on the ground of satisfactory reasons or evidence; settled persuasion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > state of being convinced

persuasion1534

satisfaction1582

convictment1593

persuadedness1659

self-conviction1673

implicitness1679

conviction1699

unsuspicion1792

unsuspiciousness1809

convincement1825

unsuspectfulness1852

unquestioningness1876

convincedness1882

unsuspectingness1883

1699 S. Pepys Diary VI. 197 I little expected to have been ever brought so near to a conviction of the reality of it.

1719 J. Richardson Sci. Connoisseur 40 I am serious, and speak from Conviction, and Experience.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 207. ⁋6 A painful conviction of his defects.

1828 T. Carlyle Life Werner in Misc. I. 109 His belief is likely to have been persuasion rather than conviction.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. ii. 43 The quiet depth of conviction with which she spoke.

b. Phrase. to carry conviction: to be convincing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > convince someone [phrase] > be convincing

to carry conviction1817

1817 M. Keating Trav. II. 168 In order to carry conviction home on the subject, our Palinurus now ran us ashore for the second time.

1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 27 Reasons..such as carry with them a conviction of their truth.

1864 D. G. Mitchell Seven Stories 60 An earnestness and directness..that carried conviction to the neighbors.

7. An opinion or belief held as well proved or established; a firm or settled persuasion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > firm opinion, conviction

persuasion?1510

conviction1841

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands III. 209 Consistent with the conviction that Manzoni is a man of high and original genius.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. ii. i. 168 In the masses of the people the convictions which they had inherited were still present.

8. Theology. The fact or condition of being convicted or convinced of sin. under conviction(s: in the state of awakened consciousness of sin. Cf. convincement n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > [noun] > condition > impressing with sense of > condition

convincementa1617

conviction1675

1675 T. Brooks Paradice Opened 11 That..a clear way might be made for God's justification, and man's conviction..God dealt with Adam..in a way of Covenant.

1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 114 A work of grace in the soul discovereth itself..It gives him conviction of sin.

1821 Hist. Geo. Desmond 279 My soul was at that very time groaning under deep convictions.

†9. Overthrow, defeat. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defeat > [noun]

confusionc1290

scomfit13..

cumber1303

discomfitc1330

scomfitingc1333

discomfiturea1400

scomfiturea1400

discomfitingc1405

overthrowc1440

male journey1455

overset1456

foilc1478

discomforture1485

supprise1488

reversea1529

distrage?1548

loss1548

defeat1553

underdeal1553

discomfort1589

defeatment1598

defeature1598

rufflec1600

defeatance1608

routa1616

Caudine Forks1619

disrout1623

conviction1631

bang1644

derout1644

conquest1677

drubbing1769

check1793

thrashing1797

sauve-qui-peut1815

debacle1847

smash1888

pasting1942

1631 G. Chapman Warres Pompey & Caesar v. i Would Cæsar knew, Sir, how you conquerd him In your conuiction.

Compounds

As a modifier.

ΚΠ

1786 Mrs. Johnson Francis I. 139 Certain myrmidons..in the expectation of conviction-money, are so extremely unwilling that a highwayman or house-breaker should escape punishment, etc.

1869 W. P. Mackay Grace & Truth (1875) 13 Your name may have been written in the sheets of the Newgate conviction-book for murderers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	conviction
释义	convictionn. /kənˈvɪkʃən/ Forms: Also Middle English -viccion. Etymology: < Latin convictiōn-em, noun of action < convincĕre : see convince v. Compare modern French conviction (not in Cotgrave). The action of convicting or convincing. 1. a. The proving or finding a person guilty of an offence with which he is charged before a legal tribunal; legal proof or declaration of guilt; the fact or condition of being convicted: sometimes including the passing of sentence. summary conviction n. conviction by a judge or a bench of magistrates without a jury. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > conviction or judicial condemnation > [noun] condemnationc1384 damnationc1384 attainting1395 conviction1491 convict1567 eviction?1575 convincement1612 convincing1615 forjudging1651 convictment1887 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > conviction or judicial condemnation > [noun] > conviction without jury summary conviction1491 1491 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 21 As though none atteyndour nor conviccion had ben hadde ageynst the seid William. 1628 Disc. Jesuits' Coll. (Camd. Soc.) 22 They..ministred matter sufficient for their legal conviction. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. iii. 69 For the conviction of a Bishop, there was seventy-two witnesses requir'd. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 421 This forfeiture commences from the time of conviction. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 360 The perjury of the witnesses placed an effectual barrier against conviction. b. with a and plural. ΚΠ 1787 T. Dogherty (title) Crown Circuit Assistant; being a collection of precedents of Indictments, Informations, Convictions by Justices. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. viii. xxv. 405 Convictions pronounced by justices of the peace acting out of sessions. 1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) 229/1 Convictions generally proceed on the verdict of a jury; but our law also admits of summary convictions, without the intervention of a jury, in certain circumstances. †2. Demonstration, proof. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [noun] provinga1325 verifymenta1325 comprobation1390 proofc1390 demonstrationc1391 approbation1393 monstrancea1400 probatea1400 probation?a1450 document1459 demonstrance1481 remonstration1490 verification?1541 eviction1571 remonstrance1583 conviction1646 convincement1656 approof1881 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xvi. 144 We..rest sufficiently confirmed in the experiments of worthy enquirers: Wherein to omit the ancient conviction of Apollonius, we shall set downe some few of moderne Writers. View more context for this quotation 1664 Bp. J. Taylor Disswasive from Popery i. v. 42 The words of S. Austin may suffice, as being an evident conviction what was the doctrine of the primitive Church in this question. †3. The proving a person to be in error; confutation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] gainsayingc1330 assoilinga1382 improvingc1443 unprovingc1449 lancing1470 redarguation?c1500 confutationa1530 redargution1529 reproof1529 confusion1530 disproof1531 reprehension1531 reproving1535 refutation?1536 improbation1556 refuting1563 disproving1587 conviction1593 infringement1593 refutal1599 gainsay1602 eviction1606 convincement1612 disproval1614 confutinga1617 improof1641 confutement1645 confute1646 refute1646 disprovement1662 reviction1677 invalidatinga1716 invalidation1771 rebutment1823 rebuttal1831 disconfirmation1937 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iii. viii. 143 To conuict Heretiques..to vse the principall instrument of their conuiction, the light of reason. 1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. v. 99 Although their silence..be a sufficient conviction of them, and a sufficient vindication of us. †4. The proving (of error, etc.) to be such; detection and exposure. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > by showing error convincement1612 convictiona1641 falsification1885 a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 417 Nothing was contained in those books which did make to the conviction of their heresies. 1653 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James iii. 17 It is a sleepy zeal that letteth errors go away quietly without conviction. 1667 Bp. J. Taylor 2nd Pt. Dissuasive from Popery (title page) Further reproof and conviction of the Roman errors. 1724 A. Collins Disc. Grounds Christian Relig. 279 [It] makes his conviction of mistakes in some cases difficult. 5. The bringing any one to recognize the truth of what he has not before accepted; convincing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] assurance1609 convincing1615 convincement1633 conviction1664 1664 H. More Apol. in Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 557 This Conviction to what is false, or Inconviction to what is true, arises not from any fault of his, but is invincible Ignorance. 1692 J. Locke Toleration in Wks. (1727) II. ii. 264 [They] seek only the Compliance, but concern themselves not for the Conviction of those they punish. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 299 To require something more for the conviction of the experimentalist. 1828 R. Whately Elem. Rhetoric i. Introd. The Conviction of those who are either of a contrary opinion to the one maintained, or who are in doubt whether to admit or deny it. 6. a. The mental state or condition of being convinced; strong belief on the ground of satisfactory reasons or evidence; settled persuasion. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > state of being convinced persuasion1534 satisfaction1582 convictment1593 persuadedness1659 self-conviction1673 implicitness1679 conviction1699 unsuspicion1792 unsuspiciousness1809 convincement1825 unsuspectfulness1852 unquestioningness1876 convincedness1882 unsuspectingness1883 1699 S. Pepys Diary VI. 197 I little expected to have been ever brought so near to a conviction of the reality of it. 1719 J. Richardson Sci. Connoisseur 40 I am serious, and speak from Conviction, and Experience. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 207. ⁋6 A painful conviction of his defects. 1828 T. Carlyle Life Werner in Misc. I. 109 His belief is likely to have been persuasion rather than conviction. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. ii. 43 The quiet depth of conviction with which she spoke. b. Phrase. to carry conviction: to be convincing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > convince someone [phrase] > be convincing to carry conviction1817 1817 M. Keating Trav. II. 168 In order to carry conviction home on the subject, our Palinurus now ran us ashore for the second time. 1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 27 Reasons..such as carry with them a conviction of their truth. 1864 D. G. Mitchell Seven Stories 60 An earnestness and directness..that carried conviction to the neighbors. 7. An opinion or belief held as well proved or established; a firm or settled persuasion. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > firm opinion, conviction persuasion?1510 conviction1841 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands III. 209 Consistent with the conviction that Manzoni is a man of high and original genius. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. ii. i. 168 In the masses of the people the convictions which they had inherited were still present. 8. Theology. The fact or condition of being convicted or convinced of sin. under conviction(s: in the state of awakened consciousness of sin. Cf. convincement n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > [noun] > condition > impressing with sense of > condition convincementa1617 conviction1675 1675 T. Brooks Paradice Opened 11 That..a clear way might be made for God's justification, and man's conviction..God dealt with Adam..in a way of Covenant. 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 114 A work of grace in the soul discovereth itself..It gives him conviction of sin. 1821 Hist. Geo. Desmond 279 My soul was at that very time groaning under deep convictions. †9. Overthrow, defeat. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defeat > [noun] confusionc1290 scomfit13.. cumber1303 discomfitc1330 scomfitingc1333 discomfiturea1400 scomfiturea1400 discomfitingc1405 overthrowc1440 male journey1455 overset1456 foilc1478 discomforture1485 supprise1488 reversea1529 distrage?1548 loss1548 defeat1553 underdeal1553 discomfort1589 defeatment1598 defeature1598 rufflec1600 defeatance1608 routa1616 Caudine Forks1619 disrout1623 conviction1631 bang1644 derout1644 conquest1677 drubbing1769 check1793 thrashing1797 sauve-qui-peut1815 debacle1847 smash1888 pasting1942 1631 G. Chapman Warres Pompey & Caesar v. i Would Cæsar knew, Sir, how you conquerd him In your conuiction. Compounds As a modifier. ΚΠ 1786 Mrs. Johnson Francis I. 139 Certain myrmidons..in the expectation of conviction-money, are so extremely unwilling that a highwayman or house-breaker should escape punishment, etc. 1869 W. P. Mackay Grace & Truth (1875) 13 Your name may have been written in the sheets of the Newgate conviction-book for murderers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1491
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