conviction
noun
a fixed or firm belief.
convictions
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pluralof conviction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Letby has previously been denied permission to appeal against her convictions on two occasions.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
When the state’s three-strikes law still imposed mandatory life sentences on anyone with two or more prior convictions for violent felonies, California needed places like Susanville to put its skyrocketing prison population.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
"And the noise about her convictions doesn't change that."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Chow, a barrister, represented herself, told a hearing last month that she rejected the convictions, adding that she had "nothing to repent for".
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
As the handbook Ad Herennium—which, attributed to Cicero, had a central role in medieval and Renaissance rhetoric— warns, “That is faulty which is said against the convictions of the judge or of the audience.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
