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conviction

noun as in belief, opinion

noun as in guilty sentence; assurance

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Gibson, a prominent Tinseltown conservative who was recently nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as an ambassador to Hollywood, lost the ability to legally own firearms following a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction.

From Salon

Rebecca Barrowcliffe, mitigating, said Beesla, who has two previous convictions for driving with excess alcohol, was living with the burden of what happened.

From BBC

He said that background checks and Interpol screenings conducted during Mr Modi's application for a passport had shown no criminal convictions.

From BBC

She spoke with conviction, although she knew other moments were coming that would make her less certain.

The San Bernardino Sun reported that Elliott ran for a city council seat in 2022 — a bid that was not only unsuccessful, but brought to light criminal convictions and civil lawsuits against him.

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

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