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Which film centers on jurors debating whether a defendant’s conviction is justified?

conviction

[kuhn-vik-shuhn] / kənˈvɪk ʃən /




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“I don’t think we can say with any kind of conviction that there will be no ballots rejected,” said Tammy Patrick, chief programs officer of the National Association of Election Officials.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Not every denial is false, not every conviction is just.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ten Ashfield Independent councillors have quit the party this week following the former leader's fraud conviction.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“All this underpins my conviction that we are better positioned than ever to win in the long run, leveraging AI to augment the strengths of the L’Oreal model,” Hieronimus said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

One might imagine that a criminal defendant, when brought before the judge—or when meeting with his attorney for the first time—would be told of the consequences of a guilty plea or conviction.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Gen. Todd Blanche said earlier this month that Homeland Security agents had secured 10 convictions and detained 100 others for civil immigration violations since August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Securing convictions was another challenge, with officers often unable to gather sufficient evidence amid the chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Boivin and his team insist they are “managing near-term risk” and not changing their core convictions — they see the AI transformation as intact.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The four men under formal investigation are aged between 29 and 51, and three of them have previous criminal convictions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Talk about a man who died for his convictions.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds


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