conviction

1. (countable) A firmly held belief.Examples: ""...I imagined...that the husband of the lady might very easily be in Russia while his wife's health might necessitate her wintering in Egypt..." "But my mother thinks not. My mother thinks there is not a husband at all,—that there never was a husband. In fact my mother has very strong convictions on the subject...""; "It is of the nature of the intellectual's job that he must use his own knowledge and convictions in performing his daily task."countable

2. (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.Examples: "He said Robins had not been in trouble with the law before and had no previous convictions. Jail would have an adverse effect on her and her three children as she was the main carer."countable

3. (uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.Examples: "Analogies are used in aid of Conviction: Metaphors, as means of Illustration."; "The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back."uncountable

4. (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.Examples: "From G. R. Ratts , Game Warden , fines collected on conviction of violation of State game law ."; "I do not know of any Federal statute which carries with it forfeiture of citizenship or civil rights except this one that we are discussing, which is conviction of desertion committed in time of war and conviction of treason."; "Thus, the argument continues, federal prosecutors would be motivated to seek Major Crimes Act indictments in marginal cases because they could be relatively certain of getting some conviction."uncountable