conviction
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The circuit court permanently wiped my conviction from my record, and the trial court dismissed the case for good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The two movements overlap heavily in membership and ideas, sharing an emphasis on reasoning through evidence and probabilities, and a conviction that preventing human extinction should be a top priority.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mars took our familiarity with the material as an opportunity to deconstruct “When I Was Your Man,” turning over each part of the song to show us the emotional conviction it requires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
People respect conviction, even if they don’t necessarily agree with it.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
“We go left,” she said with absolute conviction.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Following Brain's convictions three decades later, the Diocese of Sheffield struck a very different tone, announcing an independent safeguarding review into "institutional failures".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
About 70 percent of these detainees have no criminal convictions.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Thousands rallied in Kosovo on Thursday against the war crimes convictions of former president Hashim Thaci, as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen urged respect for the court during a visit to Pristina.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The findings involving criminal convictions were also based on a relatively limited number of studies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
John Tompkins, a lawyer and part of a small minority of white professionals who considered the racial integrity laws to be unconstitutional, agreed to represent Tony and Mary to appeal their convictions.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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