conviction
n. C / Un. a very strong belief that something is true or right. It can also mean the official decision in a court that someone is guilty of a crime.
n. a firmly held belief or opinion; alternatively, a formal declaration by a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence.
She spoke with deep conviction about the need for change.
Despite the lack of support from his peers, he held onto his conviction that the experiment would eventually succeed.
The defendant's previous conviction for a similar offence significantly influenced the judge's decision to impose a more rigorous sentence during the final hearing.
From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Equivalent to convict + -ion.
Uncountable when referring to the quality of certainty in one's voice or manner; countable when referring to specific beliefs or legal verdicts.
He has a conviction about he is rightHe has a conviction that he is rightWhen expressing a belief, the noun is followed by a 'that' clause or the preposition 'of', not 'about'.