conviction

A formal decision made in court that a person is guilty of a crime

Word Structure

Sentence Examples

A conviction states a person is guilty of a crime.

My client has no previous convictions.

A conviction could mean jail time.

Semantic Relatives

Decision

Defendant

Court

Guilty

Judge

Jury

Sentence

Trial

Verdict

Textbook

Part of Read American Democracy by Attainment

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