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conviction

[kuhn-vik-shuhn] / kənˈvɪk ʃən /




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He added: "We need a mandatory minimum fine of £20,000 and, again, vehicle forfeiture on conviction."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Treasury must sustain its conviction that properly deployed, economic power profoundly complements traditional military and diplomatic tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"An era comes to an end with her passing. I feel, like so many French people, a deep nostalgia," said Sarkozy, who last year was briefly jailed over a graft conviction.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Curcio’s case marks the first guilty plea or conviction related to such charges in several years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Any effort to locate the core of Madison’s position on slavery, therefore, misses the point, which is that there was no core, except perhaps the conviction that the whole subject was taboo.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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