pièce de convictionn.

Brit.

/piːˌɛs də kɒnˈvɪksjɒ̃/, U.S.

/piˌɛs də kɑnˈviksjɑn/

Inflections: Plural pièces de conviction.

Forms: 1800s piece de conviction, 1800s– pièce de conviction.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pièce de conviction.

Etymology: < French pièce de conviction (1790) < pièce piece n. + de de prep. + conviction conviction n.Not fully naturalized in English. In plural form pièces de conviction after the French plural form.

Now rare.

An object produced as evidence in a criminal case; an incriminating exhibit. Also figurative: the conclusive argument which decides a question.

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1840 Times 16 Jan. 4/6 He declared that he would answer no question nor recognize any document or other piece de conviction presented to him.

1845 Q. Rev. Dec. 257 As if, instead of being the pièce de conviction, it had been an honourable excuse.

1881 Appletons' Jrnl. Aug. 146/1 An old man was brought before Hishâm..drunk; and a flask of wine and a lute were laid before the caliph as pièces de conviction.

1923 Times 19 June 13/3 The possession of the present pièces de conviction by the Allies is a useful reminder of the value of Angora's undertakings.

1979 Speculum 54 113 They condition, to a large extent, the outcome of the inquiry; they are certainly pièces de conviction in any literary ‘inquest’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pièce de conviction
释义	pièce de convictionn. Brit. /piːˌɛs də kɒnˈvɪksjɒ̃/, U.S. /piˌɛs də kɑnˈviksjɑn/ Inflections: Plural pièces de conviction. Forms: 1800s piece de conviction, 1800s– pièce de conviction. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pièce de conviction. Etymology: < French pièce de conviction (1790) < pièce piece n. + de de prep. + conviction conviction n.Not fully naturalized in English. In plural form pièces de conviction after the French plural form. Now rare. An object produced as evidence in a criminal case; an incriminating exhibit. Also figurative: the conclusive argument which decides a question. ΚΠ 1840 Times 16 Jan. 4/6 He declared that he would answer no question nor recognize any document or other piece de conviction presented to him. 1845 Q. Rev. Dec. 257 As if, instead of being the pièce de conviction, it had been an honourable excuse. 1881 Appletons' Jrnl. Aug. 146/1 An old man was brought before Hishâm..drunk; and a flask of wine and a lute were laid before the caliph as pièces de conviction. 1923 Times 19 June 13/3 The possession of the present pièces de conviction by the Allies is a useful reminder of the value of Angora's undertakings. 1979 Speculum 54 113 They condition, to a large extent, the outcome of the inquiry; they are certainly pièces de conviction in any literary ‘inquest’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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