English-Thai Dictionary

conviction

N การพิสูจน์ ว่า กระ ทำผิด  kan-pi-sud-wa-kra-tam-pid

 

conviction

N ความเชื่อมั่น  ความเชื่อ อย่างแรงกล้า  article of faith strong belief kwam-chuea-man

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONVICTION

n. 1. The act of proving, finding or determining to be guilty of an offense charged against a person before a legal tribunal; as by confession, by the verdict of a jury, or by the sentence of other tribunal, as in the summary convictions before commissioners of the revenue.
2. The act of convincing, or compelling one to admit the truth of a charge; the act of convincing of sin or sinfulness; the sate of being convinced or convicted by conscience; the state of being sensible of guilt; as, the convictions of a sinner may be temporary, or lasting and efficacious. By conviction, a sinner is brought to repentance. Men often sin against the conviction of their own consciences.
3. The act of convincing of error; confutation; the act of compelling one to acknowledge his error, or the truth of what is alledged; as, the conviction of a heretic may induce him to abandon his errors.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONVICTION

Con *vic "tion, n. Etym: [L. convictio proof: cf. F. conviction conviction (in sense 3 & 4 ). See Convict, Convince. ]

 

1. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense. The greater certainty of conviction and the greater certainty of punishment. Hallam.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal. Conviction may accrue two ways. Blackstone.

 

3. The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation. For all his tedious talk is but vain boast, Or subtle shifts conviction to evade. Milton.

 

4. The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience. To call good evil, and evil good, against the conviction of their own consciences. Swift. And did you presently fall under the power of this conviction Bunyan.

 

Syn. -- Conviction; persuasion. -- Conviction respects soley matters of belief or faith; persuasion respects matters of belief or practice. Conviction respects our most important duties; persuasion is frequently applied to matters of indifference. Crabb. -- Conviction is the result of the [operation of the ] understanding; persuasion, of the will. Conviction is a necessity of the mind, persuasion an acquiescence of the inclination. C. J. Smith. -- Persuasion often induces men to act in opposition to their conviction of duty.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

conviction

con vic tion |kənˈvikSHən kənˈvɪkʃən | ▶noun 1 a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law: she had a previous conviction for a similar offense. 2 a firmly held belief or opinion: his conviction that the death was no accident | she takes pride in stating her political convictions. • the quality of showing that one is firmly convinced of what one believes or says: his voice lacked conviction. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin convictio (n- ), from the verb convincere (see convince ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

conviction

con |vic ¦tion |kənˈvɪkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence: she had a previous conviction for a similar offence. 2 a firmly held belief or opinion: she takes pride in stating her political convictions | [ with clause ] : his conviction that the death was no accident was stronger. • [ mass noun ] the quality of showing that one is firmly convinced of what one believes or says: she had been speaking for some five minutes with force and conviction. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin convictio (n- ), from the verb convincere (see convince ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

conviction

conviction noun 1 his conviction for murder: declaration of guilt, sentence, judgment. ANTONYMS acquittal. 2 his political convictions: belief, opinion, view, thought, persuasion, idea, position, stance, article of faith. 3 she spoke with conviction: certainty, certitude, assurance, confidence, sureness, no shadow of a doubt. ANTONYMS uncertainty. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See opinion . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

conviction

conviction noun 1 she will appeal against her conviction: declaration /pronouncement of guilt, sentence, judgement. ANTONYMS acquittal. 2 his deeply held political and religious convictions: belief, opinion, view, thought, persuasion, idea, position, stance; (article of ) faith, credo, creed, tenet, dogma. 3 she spoke with conviction: certainty, certitude, assurance, confidence, sureness, positiveness; no shadow of a doubt. ANTONYMS uncertainty, doubt.

 

French Dictionary

conviction

conviction n. f. nom féminin 1 Certitude. : Martin a la conviction qu ’il gagnera le concours. SYNONYME confiance . 2 Assurance. : Il parle avec une telle conviction qu ’il arrive à persuader tout le monde. SYNONYME enthousiasme ; ferveur ; persuasion . 3 au pluriel Opinions personnelles. : Des convictions religieuses. SYNONYME avis ; croyance . LOCUTION Pièce à conviction. droit Objet qui peut servir de preuve dans un procès. Prononciation Le t se prononce s comme dans direction

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

conviction

con vic tion /kənvɪ́kʃ (ə )n /→convince 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C «…という » (確固たる )信念 , 確信 (belief ) «that 節 » ▸ strong political [religious ] convictions 強い政治 [宗教的 ]信念 ▸ an absolute conviction that money isn't a cure-all お金は万能ではないという絶対的な確信 2 U 自信 ; 説得 (力 )▸ speak with [without ] conviction 自信をもって [自信なさげに ]話す ▸ Her argument doesn't carry much conviction .彼女の議論にはあまり説得力がない 3 C «…に対する » 有罪判決 «for » ; U 有罪の決定 (する過程 )(↔acquittal )▸ He has a conviction for robbery .彼は強盗で有罪判決を受けている ▸ a previous conviction 前科