post-conviction
After the verdict
Post-conviction describes the phase of criminal proceedings that follows a guilty verdict or plea.
Post-conviction relief refers to legal remedies available after conviction—appeals, motions for new trials, or challenges to sentencing: She filed a post-conviction petition claiming ineffective counsel.
The term appears almost exclusively in legal contexts.
Easing of distress
- appealFormal review request
- reviewCritical written assessment
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
innocence · DNA testing · clemency · motion · petition · reversal · vacatur · retrial
Confinement for offenders
- reentryComing back in
- paroleConditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
recidivism · supervision · monitoring · reintegration · halfway house · work release · ankle monitor · mandatory reporting
Results of actions taken
- housing discriminationUnequal treatment in property access
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- background checkInvestigation of someone's history
- stigmaMark of dishonor
deportation · professional license · sex offender registry · civil death · record expungement · sealing · second chance · criminal record
relief
Easing of distress
- appealFormal review request
- reviewCritical written assessment
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
habeas corpus · innocence · DNA testing · clemency · motion · petition · reversal · vacatur · retrial · prosecutorial misconduct
prison
Confinement for offenders
rehabilitation · recidivism · supervision · monitoring · reintegration · halfway house · work release · ankle monitor · mandatory reporting · curfew
consequences
Results of actions taken
- housing discriminationUnequal treatment in property access
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- background checkInvestigation of someone's history
stigma · deportation · professional license · sex offender registry · civil death · record expungement · sealing · second chance · criminal record · social exclusion
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- appealsappeal, appellate court, court rulings, case law, legal precedents
post-convictionpre-trial
Before formal court proceedings
pretrial · pre-charge · investigative · arraignment · preliminary hearing
post-convictionpre-trial
Before formal court proceedings
unconvicted · uncharged · accused · suspected · under investigation
post, conviction, convict, convicts, convicted, convicting, convince, convincing, convinced