noun
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
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the conviction came as no surprise
• Syn: ↑conviction, ↑condemnation, ↑sentence
• Ant: ↑acquittal (for: ↑conviction)
• Topics: ↑criminal law
• Hypernyms: ↑final judgment, ↑final decision
• Hyponyms: ↑murder conviction, ↑rape conviction, ↑robbery conviction
Useful english dictionary. 2012.