noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a passionate belief/conviction
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We had a passionate belief in what we were doing.
compromise your beliefs/convictions/ideals
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Anti-war activists were put in prison for refusing to compromise their beliefs.
firm conviction/commitment/belief etc
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Our client hasn’t reached a firm decision on the matter yet.
quashed...conviction
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The High Court later quashed his conviction for murder.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
criminal
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Some of the doormen had criminal convictions and a history of violence.
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Thirty-five criminal convictions and 18 civil judgments have been obtained since March 1995, and many more are expected.
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The result: 11 criminal convictions .
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For that $ 110 million, the taxpayers have gotten little in return in terms of lasting criminal convictions .
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Last year, 114 cases with 236 victims and more than $ 18 million in estimated rip-offs led to 11 criminal convictions .
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His criminal record includes convictions for assault and dangerous driving.
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Another was Lloyd Carlo Douglas, whom prosecutors allowed to falsely testify that he had no criminal convictions .
deep
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That shows an inner strength which must be the result of his deep religious conviction .
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In this, Vargas Llosa defends his most deep and abiding conviction: that literature can change the world.
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Friends and associates describe Starr, the son of a Baptist minister, as a man of deep religious convictions .
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They obscure our deeper conviction that what is in the blood will out, that shared blood means shared susceptibilities.
early
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By the early 1820s conviction grew amongst reformers that it was not.
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Attorney Kathleen O'Connor repeatedly objected, citing Harris's earlier convictions .
firm
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It is the firm conviction of your Board that you should not become shareholders in a company with such an unsound strategy.
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Like fighters, those who flee tend to hold firm convictions about how progress and growth ought to be achieved.
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Believe he could not, and at the same time he had no firm conviction that all was untrue.
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Fighting Organizational Behavior Patterns Strong, healthy individuals have firm convictions and beliefs.
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The right hon. Lady said no, no, no out of firm conviction .
personal
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At these times the strength of personal relationships and conviction will be tested.
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But in the last resort what really moves us is our personal convictions .
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Without the anchor of personal conviction they are at the mercy of every ebb and flow of opinion.
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There is no iron in the new faith because it lacks personal conviction .
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Only when the cause of the doubt has been understood and dealt with can faith be re-engaged and personal conviction encouraged.
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This is the obedience of faith to which personal conviction leads.
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There are many reasons why people have a diminished sense of personal conviction .
political
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At no time could his work for the press be dissociated from his political convictions .
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One can only conclude that the commitment on tax is the result of political conviction and the insistence of Bush's sponsors.
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In complete contrast to Ybreska, Kirov was a man of deep political and ideological convictions .
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There was no escape, either, from the consequences of my parents' passionate political convictions .
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It did not suggest a wound of honour or an injury sustained for political conviction .
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And today he revealed that his wife is now prepared to die for her political convictions .
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The mainsprings of his activity were his religious and political convictions .
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I respect Izzo's political convictions and those of his family, which aren't the same as mine.
previous
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Cook, who has previous convictions for robbery, pleaded guilty to attempted rape and to unlawful wounding.
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In January 1994, he agreed to give free concerts as compensation for a previous conviction on drunken driving charges.
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The shop suffered a substantial loss of trading. Previous convictions: none.
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John Hargreaves, prosecuting, said that Bulmer had a long list of previous convictions .
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The magistrates were told that he had three previous convictions for alcohol-related offences.
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He was over the drink-drive limit and had a previous conviction for careless driving.
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Tomkinson had a previous conviction for exposing himself to a woman in 1985 and was given probation in 1990 for assault.
prior
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Scepticism is dogmatic when assent is withheld on the basis of prior conviction without considering the evidence.
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Johnson had two prior convictions for residential burglaries and a history of petty crimes.
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Diaz has four prior felony convictions , including two attempted robberies, an attempted assault and a drug case.
religious
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They all wear headscarves-whether out of fear or religious conviction I do not know-whereas I don't.
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Furthermore, preparation of students to work as church musicians without regard to their religious convictions can lead to confusion or insincerity.
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Davis' religious conviction actually gives him a better understanding of Hall, Hall says.
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That shows an inner strength which must be the result of his deep religious conviction .
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The nuns do not, as a matter of religious conviction , use such modern conveniences, but city bureaucrats were implacable.
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Its aim would be to produce people with versatile musicianship and proven teaching ability, based upon religious conviction .
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Friends and associates describe Starr, the son of a Baptist minister, as a man of deep religious convictions .
strong
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He had found that since the chair discouraged emphasis, it also discouraged strong convictions .
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However, I have an equally strong conviction that a balanced-budget amendment is a threat to Social Security and our economic health.
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It is my strong conviction that an efficient economy and a fair society go together.
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Fund managers have few strong convictions about the stock or bond markets for 1996.
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Male speaker Anybody with strong convictions that what he is doing is right is bound to stir up controversy.
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To do that, it takes a person of strong conviction and real guts.
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Dad, mainly through his strong religious convictions , has forgiven them.
wrongful
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So the trial led to the wrongful conviction of Al-Megrahi and the final betrayal of the bereaved families.
■ NOUN
felony
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Laws in 13 states bar 510, 000 black men from voting because of felony convictions .
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His first of five felony convictions came at age 19, when he pleaded guilty to drug possession.
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There currently are 13 aggravating circumstances that can be considered in felony convictions and 10 in death-penalty cases.
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Failure by the parole system to learn of felony convictions and to revoke paroles.
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Diaz has four prior felony convictions , including two attempted robberies, an attempted assault and a drug case.
murder
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The former president's brother, Raul, is in prison on a murder conviction and corruption charges.
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A judge this week is to rule on a defense request to reduce or overturn her second-degree murder conviction .
rate
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In 1789-90 the conviction rate in London was 79 percent and in the provinces 85 percent.
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And LaWall assures us the conviction rate will remain high.
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These trials involved 493 defendants of which 345 were convicted-a 70 per cent conviction rate .
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Why is there such a gap between conviction rates and women's complaints?
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Thereafter the conviction rate steadily increased, reaching twenty-five percent or more early in the twentieth century.
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So why has it not led to a rise in conviction rates ?
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The conviction rate for these latter offences rose from around five percent in the 1860s to fifteen percent in the twentieth century.
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One of these is to improve prosecution and conviction rates .
■ VERB
appeal
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Widdowson appealed against conviction on the technicality that obtaining hire-purchase did not amount to obtaining services.
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He appealed the conviction , but lost in June 1992.
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Both men stated their intention to appeal against their convictions .
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Under the new rules, state prisoners would have only one chance to appeal their convictions at the federal level.
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When the three appealed against their convictions they were successful.
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He is free on bail while appealing the conviction .
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Lozano was allowed to remain free on bail while appealing against his conviction .
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He appealed against conviction , submitting that the trial judge's decision was wrong in law.
based
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Its aim would be to produce people with versatile musicianship and proven teaching ability, based upon religious conviction .
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His shifting standpoints, however, were invariably based on genuine conviction .
carry
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Nor is there textual evidence which carries any conviction .
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I tried to argue, Holmes, but somehow my words carried insufficient conviction .
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Internationalists had their explanations for that, of course, but these failed to carry conviction in the face of the facts.
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Probably she had found a sufficient stock of unused paper in the attic - yellowed enough with age to carry conviction .
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It had to carry conviction with a better educated, more discriminating public.
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Firmly distanced from the levers of power, the liberal parties were unable to carry conviction among their potential constituents.
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The refusal also makes the Government incapable of carrying conviction in its overall economic policy.
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The reader may not be persuaded by some of the cases, but the whole mass of them carries conviction .
express
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He often expressed his conviction that a closed society is an anachronism in a global society.
follow
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I don't wish to upset her, but sometimes it is only right to follow one's own convictions .
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Courtney was jailed for seven years on November 30 following his conviction for two rapes and two indecent assaults.
hold
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Such works demean religious believers and hold up their convictions to contempt.
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Like fighters, those who flee tend to hold firm convictions about how progress and growth ought to be achieved.
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The text of the Botanical Cabinet, combining scientific information with pious observations, reflected Loddiges's deeply held religious convictions .
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It was held that the conviction should be quashed.
lack
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But away from the controlling mythology of the Western, his blood-dimmed vision lacked the same conviction .
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The best lack all conviction , while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.
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But the letter, a social obligation too promptly performed, had lacked conviction .
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One major factor, of course, was that the possible alternatives seemed enfeebled and lacking in conviction .
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The trouble with this remarkable change of character is that Swayze simply lacks conviction .
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There is no iron in the new faith because it lacks personal conviction .
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Now, fortunately, the worst lack all conviction too.
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But it must be admitted that the interpretation of the earlier building as a temple lacks conviction .
lead
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So the trial led to the wrongful conviction of Al-Megrahi and the final betrayal of the bereaved families.
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Last year, 114 cases with 236 victims and more than $ 18 million in estimated rip-offs led to 11 criminal convictions .
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Now store owner Paul Harper has offered a £500 reward for information leading to a conviction .
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In 1994, a major trial involving bribes paid by subsidiaries of Ferruzzi Finanziaria SpA in 1990 led to numerous convictions .
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The commission accepts that the basic offence might not lead to many convictions .
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The testimony of one witness led to his conviction .
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Now Fairworld is offering a reward for information which leads to the conviction of the thieves.
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Rewards totalling £20,000 have been offered for information leading to the conviction of those responsible.
obtain
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If both remain silent, or each accuses the other, it is impossible in law to obtain a conviction against either.
overturn
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The appeal court, overturning this conviction , found him guilty only on what was described as the lesser charge of genocide.
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An appeals court overturned the convictions in 1979.
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The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal overturned his conviction for wounding one of the teenagers, who later died.
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Growing pressure for democratic change On Oct. 3 the Appeal Court overturned the conviction and sentencing of two prominent political prisoners.
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Reza Eslaminia, 35, is taking his last shot at overturning his 1988 conviction .
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A judge this week is to rule on a defense request to reduce or overturn her second-degree murder conviction .
quash
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The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction , declaring that the subjective definition was necessary.
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The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction because the judge had directed the jury in Caldwell terms.
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Today at Aylesbury Crown Court they asked a judge to quash those convictions .
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The Court of Appeal quashed his conviction .
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But the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction and accepted that the woman probably faked her injuries and fabricated the allegations.
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When the defendant appealed, the Court of Appeal upheld that submission and quashed his convictions .
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But in July the Appeal Court quashed the conviction and ordered a second trial.
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The Court therefore excluded the confession wrongly obtained by the police and went on to quash Samuel's conviction for armed robbery.
result
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A criminal case that resulted in four convictions at London's Southwark Crown Court last month illustrates why this reputation survives.
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The prosecutions that did not end until this year resulted in 14 convictions and guilty pleas.
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Judges granted around a third, resulting in 582 convictions .
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Of 4, 767 domestic violence cases, only 11 percent resulted in conviction .
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Jonathan Aitken escaped the total destruction of his career, which might well have resulted from a conviction .
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Thirty-one cases were tried, many with more than one defendant, resulting in thirty-one convictions and seventeen acquittals.
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Twenty-one cases were tried, resulting in the conviction of twenty-eight defendants and fourteen acquittals.
secure
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If the other evidence was good enough they could secure a conviction on that alone.
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But could they ever secure a conviction on that basis against an heir to the throne?
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But to secure a conviction they must show prove the culprits are professional dealers.
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But they need strong evidence to secure a conviction .
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The Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence to secure a conviction .
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The testimony of the former Wedtech president, Anthony Guariglia, was instrumental in securing Wallach's conviction .
share
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Wilsonians and Jacksonians share the conviction that, if we have enough will, we can remake the world.
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Some criminals seem to share that conviction .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
have the courage of your (own) convictions
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Larry displayed the courage of his convictions by saying no to his supervisor.
wrongful arrest/conviction/imprisonment/dismissal etc
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All claims by the employee, whether they be for unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal or redundancy are claims against the vendor.
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Every wrongful imprisonment could lead to a civil lawsuit against the city.
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He issued a writ claiming damages for wrongful dismissal.
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Now he is being tried for kidnapping, wrongful imprisonment and bodily injury.
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One point to clear up immediately is the widespread confusion between wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal.
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So the trial led to the wrongful conviction of Al-Megrahi and the final betrayal of the bereaved families.
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The city is facing many claims for wrongful arrest, totalling millions of dollars.
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What do you stand to gain in a wrongful dismissal case?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Americans held the conviction that anyone could become rich if they worked hard.
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Mrs. Warren and her husband appealed the conviction .
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The trial and conviction of Jimmy Malone took over three months.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He only had one tiny conviction for shoplifting so far, and felt sure that wouldn't be held against him.
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He sells his company and he sells himself marketing his own deeply held convictions.
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It does not follow that increases in crime accompanied by increased numbers of convictions necessarily entails more people being incarcerated.
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The fact that they do not believe with any great conviction the theories underlying the shocks, makes their task even harder.
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Then, with more conviction , she pronounced my name.