have a previous conviction

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• conviction — con|vic|tion [ kən vıkʃən ] noun ** 1. ) count a strong belief or opinion about something: She holds deep religious convictions. 2. ) count or uncount a decision by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime: The conviction of three youths… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• conviction — con|vic|tion W3 [kənˈvıkʃən] n 1.) a very strong belief or opinion religious/political etc convictions ▪ a woman of strong political convictions deep/strong conviction ▪ The Dotens have a deep conviction that marriage is for life. conviction that …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• conviction — con‧vic‧tion [kənˈvɪkʆn] noun LAW 1. [countable] a decision in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime: • Smith, who had no previous motoring convictions, had been rushing home to see his family when he hit another car. conviction for • …   Financial and business terms

• conviction — noun 1 for a crime ADJECTIVE ▪ earlier, previous (esp. BrE), prior (AmE) ▪ spent (BrE) ▪ You are not obliged to acknowledge spent convictions. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• conviction — [[t]kənvɪ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ convictions 1) N COUNT: usu N that A conviction is a strong belief or opinion. It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken... Their religious convictions prevented them from taking up arms. Syn: belief… …   English dictionary

• conviction — noun 1 (C) a very strong belief or opinion: a woman of strong political convictions 2 (U) the feeling of being sure about something and having no doubts: The speech lacked style and conviction. | Maybe it was all a mistake, said Tom, without… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Trial and conviction of Alfred Dreyfus — The trial and conviction of Alfred Dreyfus was the event that instigated the Dreyfus Affair, a political scandal which divided France during the 1890s and early 1900s. It involved the wrongful conviction of Dreyfus, a Jewish military officer, for …   Wikipedia

• Nora Wall — (formerly Sister Dominic of the Sisters of Mercy) (born 1948) is a former Irish nun of the Sisters of Mercy who was wrongfully convicted of rape in June 1999, and served four days of a life sentence in July 1999, before her conviction was quashed …   Wikipedia

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