conviction

conviction is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.
2. noun. A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal.
3. noun. The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.
4. noun. The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.
5. noun. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

   "the conviction came as no surprise"

   Synonyms: condemnation, sentence

6. noun. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

Synonyms

condemnation, sentence

Common word forms

convictions, convictional

Words from these letters

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