1. An unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
   - strong belief, article of faith 
2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
   "the conviction came as no surprise"
   - judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence

Derived forms: convictions

See also: convict

Type of: belief, final decision, final judgment

Antonym: acquittal

Encyclopedia: Conviction

• DC
• DCCP
• DCI
• DD
• ddC
• ddI
• DDR
• DDS
• DDT
• De Bakey
• de Broglie
• de facto
• de facto segregation
• de Gaulle
• de jure
• de jure segregation
• de Kooning
• de la Mare
• De Niro
• de novo
• De Quincey
• de rigueur
• de Sade
• de Saussure
• De Sica