Antonym: acquittal. Similar words: convict, fiction, convention, prediction, restriction, conversation, conventional, jurisdiction. Meaning: [-kʃn] 
n. 1. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence 2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed.
n. 1. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence 2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. 
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61) His speech carried so much conviction that I had to agree with him.
62) He said he was enjoying his new job, but his voice lacked conviction.
63) The Supreme Court threw out the confession and voided his conviction for murder.
64) The councilor's proposal didn't succeed because his argument failed to carry conviction.
65) The solicitors were convinced of his innocence and urged him to appeal the conviction.
66) The ex-leaders share a deep conviction that their views on world matters are still vitally important.
67) There was a lot of circumstantial evidence but they still needed a clincher,(http://Sentencedict.com) something cast iron that would carry a conviction.
68) The leader's speech in defence of the policy didn't carry much conviction.
69) Her arguments lacked conviction.
70) He was able to say with conviction that he had changed.
71) The firm last night offered a ￡10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the killer.
72) Her explanation failed to carry conviction in the face of the facts.
73) It would be all right, Jane thought without conviction.
74) Does the computer then disclose their conviction for prostitution?
75) Matthew's voice did not carry much conviction.
76) One can only talk with conviction to one's peers.
77) Mrs. Warren and her husband appealed the conviction.
78) Father Tim said, with unusual conviction.
79) Then, with more conviction, she pronounced my name.
80) Mrs Helmsley will appeal against her conviction and sentence.
81) He appealed the conviction, but lost in June 1992.
82) He is free on bail while appealing the conviction.
83) Fashion and change Two features of the present cultural climate make this element of conviction all the more necessary.
84) It s brash, fast, slickly arranged big-band music that hits the accents with deft conviction.
85) Conviction for such an offence carries a five-year prison sentence.
86) He was sentenced to a 15-year jail term without remission on conviction a month later.
87) Tilden died broke, and shunned by many because of his conviction for homosexuality with underage partners.
88) But the letter, a social obligation too promptly performed, had lacked conviction.
89) Where an applicant is convicted, the licensing board may refuse to consider the application with which the conviction was concerned.
90) The Divisional Court concluded that nothing in that statement of facts constituted a threat, and the conviction was quashed.
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