conviction
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As vengeful as grandma may be, she at least has conviction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Det Sgt Pocock also said he hoped the conviction would encourage other survivors who have yet to come forward that "justice can be served despite the time that may have passed".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"For the sake of a higher conviction, they are paying a price."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
His 2020 conviction and 23-year prison sentence in New York for other alleged assaults was overturned and juries were deadlocked in subsequent retrials involving one of his accusers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“We go left,” she said with absolute conviction.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Maxwell had appealed against her five felony convictions, claiming her constitutional rights had been "violated in multiple respects".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Those who stand up for their ideals and principles without compromise, and seek to communicate them clearly, certainly won’t win every election, and they may well suffer for their convictions.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The Court of Appeal in Melbourne has also heard a challenge from Patterson's lawyers as they try to overturn her convictions.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
And framing himself as a victim who has lost his job, son, and faith due to his convictions reads as much like branding and mythologizing as it does truth-telling.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
I argued two cases at the Mississippi Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the convictions and sentences of young children were illegal.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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