- (n.) The act of convincing of error or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.
- (n.) The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin or by one's conscience.
- (n.) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal.
- (n.) The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding or adjudging, guilty of an offense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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