Conviction

n. acknowledgement; condemnation; convincing; act of convicting

For other senses of this word, see conviction (disambiguation). In law, a conviction is the verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime.The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (i.e. "not guilty"). (In Scotland and in the Netherlands there is also a third verdict of "not proven", which counts as an acquittal.)
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Noun
1. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
(synonym) strong belief, article of faith
(hypernym) belief
(hyponym) amateurism
2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"
(synonym) judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence
(antonym) acquittal
(hypernym) final judgment, final decision
(hyponym) murder conviction
(derivation) convict
(classification) criminal law

n. conviction, opinion; belief, assurance; convection

(n.)
The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.
  

(n.)
The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.
  

(n.)
The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.
  

(n.)
A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal.