## Meanings
1. A strong, firmly held belief or opinion.
2. An official decision in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime.
3. The feeling of being completely sure about something.

## Examples
- She spoke with deep conviction about the need for change.
- He had no previous convictions before this offence.
- There was real conviction in her voice when she promised to win.

## Synonyms
- attaintment
- condemnation
- judgement
- proscription

## Antonyms
- acquittal

## Derived Forms
- convictional
- coonviction
- misconviction
- nonconviction
- postconviction
- preconviction
- reconviction
- self-conviction

## Related Forms
- convict
- guilt

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weyk-
- Root: conviction
- Root: convictiō

## Etymology
From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Equivalent to convict + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Conviction is from late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Equivalent to convict + -ion. In present-day use, it can mean a strong, firmly held belief or opinion, or an official decision in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime. Derived formations include convictional, coonviction, misconviction, nonconviction, and postconviction.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Crime & Justice
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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