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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In an interview, Denise and Jeffrey’s father, Halford Fairchild, acknowledged that Jeffrey led a troubled life, shuffling in and out of jail on a variety of charges and convictions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
British courts overturned the convictions of six men across two cases for charges related to alleged rigging of the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor, during the 2008 financial panic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Boivin and his team insist they are “managing near-term risk” and not changing their core convictions — they see the AI transformation as intact.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The four men under formal investigation are aged between 29 and 51, and three of them have previous criminal convictions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Most people with criminal convictions have difficulty even getting an interview after they have checked the box, because most employers are unwilling to consider hiring a self-identified “criminal.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
