CONVICTION


Meaning of CONVICTION in English

— convictional , adj.

/keuhn vik"sheuhn/ , n.

1. a fixed or firm belief.

2. the act of convicting.

3. the state of being convicted.

4. the act of convincing.

5. the state of being convinced.

[ 1400-50; late ME conviction- (s. of convictio ) proof (of guilt). See CONVICT, -ION ]

Syn. 1. See belief .

Ant. 5. doubt, uncertainty.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .