| 单词 | conviction |
| 释义 | conviction (kənvɪkʃən ) Word forms: convictions 1. countable noun [usu N that] A conviction is a strong belief or opinion. It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken. Their religious convictions prevented them from taking up arms. Synonyms: belief, view, opinion, principle 2. uncountable noun If you have conviction, you have great confidence in your beliefs or opinions. 'We shall, sir,' said Thorne, with conviction. 3. to carry conviction phrase If something carries conviction, it is likely to be true or likely to be believed. Nor did his denial carry conviction. 4. countable noun If someone has a conviction, they have been found guilty of a crime in a court of law. He will appeal against his conviction. The man was known to the police because of previous convictions. Synonyms: sentence, ruling, decision, verdict Collocations: conviction of a crime The last could be caused by conviction of a crime that affects work through bad publicity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As recently as 1975, no state provided a crime conviction for any side of dogfighting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A large number of felony crime convictions do not end up with the person going to prison. Christianity Today For some this reflected a core conviction that effective war resistance requires self-sacrifice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We demonstrate love and hospitality; at the same time, we do not abandon our core convictions. Christianity Today We start with core convictions, but we're genuinely trying to learn from folks who vehemently disagree with them. Christianity Today Actually, it rather discourages originality with respect to core convictions. Christianity Today Both books employ allegory to convey core convictions. Christianity Today It can be a means to achieve an admission of guilt, and sometimes treatment, when a court conviction seems unlikely. Times, Sunday Times Fewer than one in four handout fraud cases now leads to a court conviction and only one in 50 ends in a prison term. The Sun But this option exposes them to a possible criminal court conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His first term was quite short though; after seven days he had to resign on court conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This caused a scandal and earned him his sixth court conviction to date. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His younger brother's first criminal conviction was for robbery at knifepoint. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Further, the exclusionary rule was not triggered by a criminal conviction alone. Times, Sunday Times (2018) None of the warning notices has resulted in a criminal conviction. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This masterpiece of comic observation came from deep conviction. Times, Sunday Times It was a deep conviction that in a decent country a powerless, ceremonial head of state needs to be cleaner and more untainted than any politician. Times, Sunday Times When the market in commodities falls, the fund bulks up on large core holdings in which it has deep conviction and sells off the riskier minnows. Times, Sunday Times I consider myself most fortunate to know a number of people of high integrity, broad wisdom, deep conviction, sound intellect and admirable humility. Times, Sunday Times One silver-haired patient sang with deep conviction. Globe and Mail An 82-year-old volunteer gardener took his own life because he was 'ashamed' of a possible dangerous driving conviction, an inquest has been told. Times, Sunday Times These would let them drop authors whose books they did not want to finance any more if they had had, for example, a driving conviction or affair. Times, Sunday Times A driver must report any driving conviction within 30 days, except parking, to their employer regardless of the nature of the violation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The driving conviction was that philosophy should be freed of its technical jargon so that more people would be able to read it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many are the defendants who escape conviction because the standard of proof against them cannot be achieved. Times, Sunday Times Although magistrates could still overrule the prosecutor and send him for trial, he now seems likely to escape conviction. Times, Sunday Times Apparently they can escape conviction by throwing up their hands early, saying it's a fair cop and getting reduced fines. The Sun He promised that it would have far-reaching powers to investigate the finances of criminals and those suspected of benefiting from illegal funds who had escaped conviction. Times, Sunday Times Other motorists have escaped conviction because the sign warning of a speed limit was slightly out of place or its background was slightly the wrong colour. Times, Sunday Times Rule creators generally express the conviction that some kind of threatening social evil exists that must be combated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Good chairing makes time productive and still gives people a chance to express their convictions. Christianity Today The wanderer expresses the conviction of being a stranger everywhere. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He felt that he should express his convictions whether positive or negative and not remain silent from a silly apprehension of the consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The parents paid thirty marks for their son's admission; he expresses the conviction that they imposed this exile upon him from an earnest desire for his welfare. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said he felt under no obligation to mention a false conviction. canada.com The rules are part of nationwide court reform that attempts to improve the validity of eyewitness testimony and lower the rate of false conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The exoneration data indicates that factors contributing to false convictions vary by crime. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reader can play interactive games in the book that show how everyday mistakes can turn into false convictions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With a felony conviction, he will struggle to find work. Times, Sunday Times Many banks refuse service to convicted felons, and some states consider a felony conviction grounds for an uncontested divorce. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His opponent could not legally take office due to a felony conviction dating from the 1980s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their felony conviction required them to resign from the city council. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her felony conviction led to her being automatically disbarred. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was known for her firm conviction that knowledge should be more accessible. Times, Sunday Times This captures something of her unassuming modesty and generosity, which along with a clear mind and firm conviction, allowed her to influence those people for the better. Times, Sunday Times He was of the firm conviction that he could make an impactful and meaningful contribution to the community through social work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their single firm conviction about the nature of the reserve program was that it must provide opportunities for pilots to fly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, numerous paintings and etchings have emerged that suggest he had a firm conviction in favour of enlightened reason. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nevertheless, she stuck with him through his years in opposition and his community service after a tax fraud conviction. Times,Sunday Times He has been banned from running next month because of a dubious fraud conviction. Times, Sunday Times He has also been ejected from parliament over a tax fraud conviction but a likely new electoral law has nevertheless put the wind back in his sails. Times, Sunday Times In the end, the fraud conviction and the count of obstruction were allowed to stand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The crook - who had previous fraud convictions - will be sentenced later this month. The Sun Academics have argued that not all the returning fighters share the same degree of ideological conviction. Times, Sunday Times For in a polity in which there has been philosophical convergence, managerial competence rather than ideological conviction will determine who wins, holds or loses government office. Times, Sunday Times If eventually they joined the party established by their eccentric wartime comrade, they did so, like most of their fellow countrymen, from political opportunism rather than any ideological conviction. The Times Literary Supplement Until now, many people who have installed solar panels, wind turbines or other such green paraphernalia have done so largely out of ideological conviction. Times, Sunday Times This was due to pragmatic reasons rather than to an ideological conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 My inner conviction of call to the pastorate was about to be confirmed by others. Christianity Today Both groups had a radiant certainty about their own rightness and an inner conviction that others would come to see the light. Times, Sunday Times His inner conviction of his own divine qualities was strong enough to convince opposing batsmen and neutral umpires. Times, Sunday Times In the latter case, people are acting out of moral conviction and at direct personal risk. Times, Sunday Times And, of course, you must have the moral conviction that these things are important. Times, Sunday Times He won't be the first to be caught between moral conviction and basic curiosity. Times, Sunday Times And most choose to present themselves as people of deep moral conviction. Times, Sunday Times In addition to his firm moral conviction he also possesses great physical strength and courage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To obtain a conviction, the higher standard of proof - beyond reasonable doubt - must be satisfied. Times, Sunday Times There have been cases where it has been possible to obtain a conviction without there being a victim, but there were confessions. Times, Sunday Times The police tend to see expert advice as mainly an opportunity to obtain a conviction of someone already in their sights in the absence of other evidence. Times, Sunday Times Even though the confessions were confused and contradictory, accounts of the jury deliberations make clear that they were central to obtaining the convictions. Times, Sunday Times Should any credible evidence present in the future which again gives the state reasonable prospects of obtaining a conviction again, the state would again prosecute him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Beliefs that turn only on personal conviction are in a domain separate from those relating to the real world. Times, Sunday Times With this went a personal conviction in universal salvation. The Times Literary Supplement The people had to feel a personal conviction for evangelism. Christianity Today These things include authenticity, transparency, a connection to personal conviction, an openness to ask questions, and much, much more. Christianity Today The latter rest on personal conviction and the authority of privileged texts, which are not updated in light of new evidence. Times, Sunday Times She had a previous conviction for obtaining property by deception. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A previous conviction was overturned on appeal. The Sun (2016) The retention of the previous conviction information is causing harm and distress to the individuals concerned. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Oh, and you've also got a prior conviction for driving under the influence. Times, Sunday Times The prosecution's need to prove its case via storytelling has no force when it comes to the fact of a prior conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under federal law, there are two main consequences of having a prior conviction for an aggravated felony. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Should it therefore mean whatever the state of the defendant's prior conviction defines burglary to be? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the defendant's prior conviction involves a crime with these basic elements, regardless of the label, it counts as a predicate offense under 924(e). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both men shared a profound conviction that architecture was the art of organizing space. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Holding a profound conviction of the value of mathematics in the curriculum, he wrote numerous articles for educational journals, both state and national. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet the world's profoundly religious cultures see this exclusion of the divine from the universality of reason as an attack on their most profound convictions. Times, Sunday Times This would not be so if the beliefs of the majority were imposed on the minority without any attempt to accommodate their most profound convictions. Times, Sunday Times It would compel them to behave as if their most profound convictions do not matter. Times, Sunday Times Most importantly, the unit's work led to a very high rate of conviction - 94 per cent - for the criminals. The Sun The rate of conviction has fallen from one in 13 to one in 20 in 2004. The Sun Crown prosecutors were given the responsibility of charging suspects because the rate of convictions under the auspices of the police was intolerably low. Times, Sunday Times Then, if these allegations are found to be baseless, and no prosecutions result, activists will complain of a low rate of convictions. Times, Sunday Times Compare this with the high rate of convictions from traffic camera evidence. The Sun Religious conviction and reckless enthusiasm are proving no match for ruthless counterattack. Times, Sunday Times It may be worth adding that faith schools make their decision on the grounds of church attendance, not religious conviction. Times, Sunday Times Impartiality has to be perceived as well as practised, and dressing constables in a way that shows religious conviction cannot support this principle. Times, Sunday Times Friends blamed her depression on her lack of religious conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One federal court ruled that churches can be forced to comply with the immigration reporting requirements even if compliance would violate their religious convictions. Christianity Today A court reversed the conviction but in 1998 he was convicted again. Times, Sunday Times This month, the appeals court reversed her conviction and ordered a new trial. Houston Chronicle Since the trial court's had made factual findings only with respect to encouraging and advising, the supreme court reversed the conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They returned over a year later with a 2-1 decision reversing the conviction and remanding the case to district court for a new trial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1975, the appeals court reversed the conviction and ordered a retrial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was sentenced to 15 years, later increased to 20 for a further armed robbery conviction. The Sun Up until that time, his wife had no knowledge of his prior robbery conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were 4,115 robbery convictions - up 76 per cent from 2,343 in 1997. The Sun The case extended the situations under which search warrants are required as they reversed a robbery conviction made on the basis of evidence obtained in violation of the holding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two robbery convictions were later overturned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have been truly amazing and helped secure a conviction. The Sun Three times it failed to secure a conviction. Times,Sunday Times If it happens to you: remember you can secure a conviction without witnesses, though it's a far stronger case if you have them. Times, Sunday Times The footage was shown in court and provided the key evidence to secure a conviction. Times, Sunday Times Of 28 examiners at the hair comparison unit, 26 were said to have provided flawed testimony that helped secure a conviction. Times, Sunday Times For the first time, government strategists are confident that the two audiences now share a conviction that it's crucial to deal with the nation's debt. Times, Sunday Times Not until he scored, however, did his teammates share his conviction. Times, Sunday Times Not everyone will share her conviction, but even those who don't may yet find in her words comfort and a glimmer of hope. Times, Sunday Times But clearly not everyone shares his conviction that results are all that matter. Times, Sunday Times If boardroom agendas are to move beyond obsession with shareholder value, investors must share the convictions of the companies they invest in. Times, Sunday Times This may not be the director's most refined movie but its strength of conviction and heart win out. The Sun A straightforward man, he eschewed political manoeuvre, relying on his strength of conviction. Times, Sunday Times He had the strength of conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the horrifying events of the past week have strengthened my conviction that the hangman isthe answer. The Sun Saran later said that the film strengthened her conviction that all religions are equal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His early education and his experience of life conspired to strengthen the convictions of a religious temperament. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A noisy mob with strong conviction but no love or power to impact the lives of hurting people. Christianity Today I don't have a strong conviction on gold any more. Times, Sunday Times No one doubts the energising effect that a leader of strong conviction can have. Times, Sunday Times His ideas are not the shadows of others, they are his by strong conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In fact books and the idea of establishing libraries in the new world had always been a strong conviction for the early settlers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather, he was acting out of theological conviction, convinced that there was no such thing as a solitary faith. Christianity Today They couldn't reconcile their strong sense of calling with their theological convictions. Christianity Today Many evangelical organizations use statements of faith to delineate their theological convictions. Christianity Today However, the other amendment allows parishes to select clergy and bishops who are consistent with their 'theological convictions'. Times, Sunday Times Appellate courts upheld that conviction in 1997, she added. Houston Chronicle In 2012 federal appellate court upheld his convictions and sentence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The book led to a royal commission which upheld the conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The four dissenting justices declined to intrude on the historic function of the jury and would have upheld the conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The court disagreed, affirming the original decision and upholding the conviction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a show-stopping performance combining repulsive extremity with utter conviction. Times, Sunday Times I said that with utter conviction. Times, Sunday Times The use of the word 'can' was intriguing, lacking the utter conviction normally associated with running the 100 metres in 9.58sec. Times, Sunday Times She speaks the syllables hesitantly but with utter conviction. Times, Sunday Times A manager has to exude utter conviction to players and fans, whatever his private misgivings. Times, Sunday Times But any expert giving an opinion that could lead to wrongful conviction must surely let that opinion be tested. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He did so on the grounds there was a'real risk of wrongful conviction '. The Sun (2015) A single mother works hard to fund putting herself through law school so she can overturn her brother's wrongful conviction for murder. The Sun (2012) He announced plans for a cap of 500,000 on compensation for each case of wrongful conviction, and new conditions will be placed on claimants. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 坚定的信念 Japanese: 信念 |
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