conviction
/kənˈvɪkʃən/ noun C1- A firmly held belief.
- A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
- The state of being wholly convinced.
- The state of being found or proved guilty.
Plural convictions
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I have not pushed it to the length of getting into a box to think, but that is the logical outcome of my convictions.
“I believe so.” The conviction that they came from M.
“It is not indiscreet,” returned Morcerf, with the simplicity of conviction.
“Madame,” replied Villefort, with a mournful smile, “I have already had the honor to observe that my father has—at least, I hope so—abjured his past errors, and that he is, at the present moment, a firm and zealous friend to religion and order—a better royalist, possibly, than his son; for he has to atone for past dereliction, while I have no other impulse than warm, decided preference and conviction.” Having made this well-turned speech, Villefort looked carefully around to mark the effect of his oratory, much as he would have done had he been addressing the bench in open court.
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