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 Conviction \Con*vic"tion\ (k[o^]n*v[i^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [L.
   convictio proof: cf. F. conviction conviction (in sense 3 &
   4). See {Convict}, {Convince}.]
   1. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or
      adjudging, guilty of an offense.
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            The greater certainty of conviction and the greater
            certainty of punishment.              --Hallam.
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   2. (Law) 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.
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            Conviction may accrue two ways.       --Blackstone.
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   3. The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the
      admission of a truth; confutation.
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            For all his tedious talk is but vain boast,
            Or subtle shifts conviction to evade. --Milton.
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   4. The state of being convinced or convicted; strong
      persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being
      convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.
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            To call good evil, and evil good, against the
            conviction of their own consciences.  --Swift.
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            And did you presently fall under the power of this
            conviction?                           --Bunyan.

   Syn: {Conviction}; {persuasion}.

   Usage: Conviction respects soley matters of belief or faith;
          persuasion respects matters of belief or practice.
          Conviction respects our most important duties;
          persuasion is frequently applied to matters of
          indifference. --Crabb. -- Conviction is the result of
          the [operation of the] understanding; persuasion, of
          the will. Conviction is a necessity of the mind,
          persuasion an acquiescence of the inclination. --C. J.
          Smith. -- Persuasion often induces men to act in
          opposition to their conviction of duty.
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