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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I saw the ruling pop up on the screen: the Supreme Court unanimously vacated my convictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
About 70 percent of these detainees have no criminal convictions.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Thousands rallied in Kosovo on Thursday against the war crimes convictions of former president Hashim Thaci, as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen urged respect for the court during a visit to Pristina.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The findings involving criminal convictions were also based on a relatively limited number of studies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
When 1 am once again whole, I shall visit those factory people; I have deep and abiding convictions concerning social action.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
