convictions
Deeply held beliefs
Convictions are firmly held beliefs or opinions: a woman of strong convictions, Nothing could shake his political convictions.
A conviction is also a formal declaration of guilt in court—the outcome when someone is found guilty of a crime: His prior convictions made bail unlikely.
To speak with conviction is to speak with certainty and confidence.
Trust without proof
- creedStatement of belief
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
tenets · philosophy · dogma · worldview · values · conscience · morals · ethics
Official court decision
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- felonySerious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
incarceration · parole · prosecution · indictment · acquittal · criminal record · sentencing · overturn
Self-assurance or trust
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- surenessAbsence of uncertainty
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- resolveFirmness of purpose
determination · unwavering · steadfast · resolute · adamant · unshakable · strong-willed · tenacious
faith
Trust without proof
principles · tenets · philosophy · dogma · worldview · values · conscience · morals · ethics · ideals
verdict
Official court decision
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- felonySerious criminal offense
misdemeanor · incarceration · parole · prosecution · indictment · acquittal · criminal record · sentencing · overturn · appeal
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
resolve · determination · unwavering · steadfast · resolute · adamant · unshakable · strong-willed · tenacious · dogged
- court casestrials, murder trials, court cases, verdicts, civil cases
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
- criminal recordscriminal records, arrest records, criminal history, criminal histories, rap sheet
- legal recordscourt orders, court decisions, court filings, court rolls, court reports
- municipal courtscity courts, traffic courts, housing court, night court, court clerks
- war trialswar criminals, war tribunals, military tribunals, defendants, prosecution
convictionsdoubts
Feelings of uncertainty
uncertainties · disbeliefs · skepticism · misgivings · qualms
convictionswhims
Spontaneous, capricious notions
vacillations · indecision · fickleness · wishy-washiness · wavering
convictionsacquittals
Verdicts freeing defendants
exonerations · dismissals · pardons · vindications · clearances
- wrongful convictionErroneous guilty verdict
- criminal convictionLegal determination of guilt
- felony convictionGuilty verdict, serious crime
- religious convictionFirm spiritual belief
- courage of one's convictionsWillingness to act on beliefs
- prior convictionEarlier criminal judgment recorded