conviction

Synonyms

• strong beliefan unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
• article of faith(Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided ; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

• "the conviction came as no surprise"

Synonyms

• judgment of conviction(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
• condemnationan expression of strong disapproval; (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) ; an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group ; the condition of being strongly disapproved of; (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
• sentencepronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned