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• Conviction (film) — Conviction Theatrical release poster Directed by Tony Goldwyn Produced by …   Wikipedia

• conviction — con·vic·tion n 1: the act or process of convicting; also: the final judgment entered after a finding of guilt a prior conviction of murder would not overturn the conviction compare acquittal ◇ Jurisdictions differ as to what constitutes… …   Law dictionary

• Conviction — Con*vic tion (k[o^]n*v[i^]k sh[u^]n), n. [L. convictio proof: cf. F. conviction conviction (in sense 3 & 4). See {Convict}, {Convince}.] 1. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense. [1913 Webster] The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Conviction of Michael Shields — For other uses, see Michael Shields (disambiguation). The conviction of Liverpool F.C. supporter Michael Shields resulted from the attempted murder of Bulgarian citizen, Martin Georgiev on May 30, 2005 with a stone in the Black Sea resort of… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — In a general sense, the result of a criminal trial which ends in a judgment or sentence that the accused is guilty as charged. The final judgment on a verdict or finding of guilty, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere, but does not… …   Black's law dictionary

• conviction — In a general sense, the result of a criminal trial which ends in a judgment or sentence that the accused is guilty as charged. The final judgment on a verdict or finding of guilty, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere, but does not… …   Black's law dictionary

• result (a result) — n British a. an outcome in one s favour, what is due, a good result. The term originated in football jargon where to get a result means not to lose. Since 2000 it has often been used as an exclamation of delight, surprise and/or triumph. ► He… …   Contemporary slang

• Collateral consequences of criminal conviction (U.S.) — Criminal law Part o …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Capital punishment in Texas — The State of Texas Death Row seal, taken at the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas …   Wikipedia