conviction

[kənˈvɪkʃn]

Definition:
1. The fact of having been found guilty.
2. A firmly held belief or opinion.
3. A final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed.

Use 'conviction' in a sentence:

1. I didn't know my conviction until I meet him.
2. This conviction was for crossing another line.
3. This is not justice. I demand a conviction.
4. He was deported on a court order following a conviction for armed robbery.
5. He overturned the conviction, saying the defendant was entrapped.
6. If you agree with me, then stand up with conviction for what we believe in and fight for it.
7. His conviction that the death was no accident.
8. A conviction for that offence could not in any sense have been less than clear in its meaning.
9. She had a previous conviction for a similar offense.
10. If you have a conviction about something, stick with it.
11. It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken.
12. She has six previous convictions for theft.