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conviction

noun as in belief, opinion

noun as in guilty sentence; assurance

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Brown’s decision to contact authorities, and to ultimately testify at Buck’s trial, was a pivotal moment that helped lead to the Democratic donor’s conviction, and for other victims to come forward, said one of his attorneys, Nana Gyamfi.

After Buck’s conviction, Cannick said Brown was working a job and found an apartment that he was proud to show friends.

But Gaetz was not charged—prosecutors eventually dropped the case after concluding that they did not have strong enough evidence to secure a conviction.

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Manson long maintained that he had not ordered any murders even after his 1971 conviction, with some claiming the 1969 murders were “copycats” masterminded by another.

But they are also now getting around to abandoning the conviction, crucial to Biden’s victory in that year, that it is equally dangerous to use economically populist rhetoric about fighting against billionaires and the concentration of wealth.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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