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conviction

[kuhn-vik-shuhn] / kənˈvɪk ʃən /




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He added: "We need a mandatory minimum fine of £20,000 and, again, vehicle forfeiture on conviction."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Ali argued that successful films are defined less by genre than by the conviction behind them.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A California Court of Appeals upheld her conviction, and she has appealed to the state Supreme Court.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Access to one of the world’s richest men, with his deep-pocketed foundation and unmatched convening power in global health, would have lent Epstein the legitimacy he was seeking after his 2008 conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I felt an inexpressible relief, a soothing conviction of protection and security, when I knew that there was a stranger in the room, an individual not belonging to Gateshead, and not related to Mrs. Reed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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