Conviction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈaɪəkˌɑːnaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kənvˈɪkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənvˈɪkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈaɪəkˌɑːnaɪt/.

Examples

the conviction came as no surprise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condemnation judgment of conviction article of faith strong belief sentence

Antonyms

acquittal

Parts of Speech

noun	an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
noun	(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed “the conviction came as no surprise”

Word Forms

convict	verb	find or declare guilty
sentence	verb	pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überzeugung

ein unerschütterlicher Glaube an etwas, ohne dass Beweise oder Beweise erforderlich sind

🇪🇸Spanish

convicción

una creencia inquebrantable en algo sin necesidad de pruebas o evidencias

🇮🇹Italian

convinzione

una fede incrollabile in qualcosa senza bisogno di prove o prove

🇳🇱Dutch

overtuiging

een onwankelbaar geloof in iets zonder noodzaak voor bewijs of bewijs

🇵🇹Portuguese

convicção

uma crença inabalável em algo sem necessidade de provas ou evidências

🇷🇺Russian

убеждение

непоколебимая вера во что-либо, не нуждающаяся в доказательствах или доказательствах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दृढ़ विश्वास

प्रमाण या सबूत की आवश्यकता के बिना किसी चीज़ में अटूट विश्वास

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যয়

প্রমাণ বা প্রমাণের প্রয়োজন ছাড়াই কিছুতে একটি অটল বিশ্বাস

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பிக்கை

ஆதாரம் அல்லது ஆதாரம் தேவையில்லாமல் ஏதாவது ஒரு அசைக்க முடியாத நம்பிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

నేరారోపణ

రుజువు లేదా సాక్ష్యం అవసరం లేకుండా ఏదో ఒక అచంచలమైన నమ్మకం

🇮🇳Marathi

खात्री

पुरावा किंवा पुराव्याशिवाय एखाद्या गोष्टीवर अढळ विश्वास

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતીતિ

પુરાવા અથવા પુરાવાની જરૂર વિના કોઈ વસ્તુમાં અવિશ્વસનીય માન્યતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕನ್ವಿಕ್ಷನ್

ಪುರಾವೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಅಚಲ ನಂಬಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോധ്യം

തെളിവുകളോ തെളിവുകളോ ആവശ്യമില്ലാത്ത ഒന്നിലുള്ള അചഞ്ചലമായ വിശ്വാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਕੀਨ

ਸਬੂਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਰੂਰਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਅਟੱਲ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

یقین

ثبوت یا ثبوت کی ضرورت کے بغیر کسی چیز پر غیر متزلزل یقین

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

定罪

对某事坚定不移的信念，无需证明或证据

🇯🇵Japanese

有罪判決

証拠や証拠を必要としない、何かに対する揺るぎない信念

🇰🇷Korean

확신

증거나 증거가 필요 없이 무언가에 대한 흔들리지 않는 믿음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

niềm tin

một niềm tin không thể lay chuyển vào một cái gì đó mà không cần bằng chứng hoặc bằng chứng

🇹🇭Thai

ความเชื่อมั่น

ความเชื่อที่ไม่สั่นคลอนในบางสิ่งบางอย่างโดยไม่จำเป็นต้องพิสูจน์หรือหลักฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengakuan

keyakinan yang tak tergoyahkan terhadap sesuatu tanpa memerlukan pembuktian atau pembuktian

🇵🇭Filipino

pananalig

isang hindi matitinag na paniniwala sa isang bagay nang hindi nangangailangan ng patunay o ebidensya

🇲🇾Malay

sabitan

kepercayaan yang tidak tergoyahkan terhadap sesuatu tanpa memerlukan bukti atau bukti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اعتقاد

الإيمان الراسخ بالشيء دون الحاجة إلى برهان أو دليل

🇮🇷Persian

محکومیت

باور تزلزل ناپذیر به چیزی بدون نیاز به دلیل یا مدرک

🇹🇷Turkish

mahkumiyet

kanıta veya kanıta ihtiyaç duymadan bir şeye sarsılmaz bir inanç

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַרשָׁעָה

אמונה בלתי מעורערת במשהו ללא צורך בהוכחות או ראיות

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