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conviction definition

con·vic·tion (kən viks̸hən)

noun

  1. a convicting or being convicted
  2. Rare the act of convincing
  3. the state or appearance of being convinced, as of the truth of a belief to speak with conviction
  4. a strong belief

Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) convictio, proof, demonstration

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