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conviction

[kuhn-vik-shuhn] / kənˈvɪk ʃən /




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No cases have ended in a conviction at trial.

From Los Angeles Times

After his conviction, the family court judge ruled that the couple's children would be able to visit their dad in prison after he began his sentence.

From BBC

Yet he acquired a reputation as a dandy, a clever humorist and an intellectual showman, distinctly apolitical and seemingly a man of no convictions.

From Los Angeles Times

Call that what it is: a defensive maneuver, not conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal

But pardons before convictions have been granted only once in Israel’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal