How To Use Conviction In A Sentence

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There have been no arrests and police are set to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
This is the obedience of faith to which personal conviction leads.
Thelma has several drug-related convictions and is awaiting trial on a charge of violent disorder.
Citizenship status would have insulated her from deportation even after her drug conviction.

It was this conviction that made the intrigues at OKH, the disregard and "mislaying" of unwelcome instructions, such a personal affair in the first summer's campaign. Barbarossa
Jonathan's soothing assurances did not satisfy David, and he 'sware' in the earnestness of his conviction. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII
He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder.
He said what had surprised him was that many of those arrested had no previous convictions.
one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy
His subsequent report threw doubt on the conviction of all ten and led to the cases being reviewed. Times, Sunday Times
A shuffling street drinker with a string of convictions over eight lost years, she is now notorious as the woman who exposes herself in public.
A day later, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis, a black man accused of killing a white police officer more than 20 years ago, despite what GOP Rep. Bob Barr called the conviction's reliance on "the skimpiest of evidence," and, in the words of former FBI director William Sessions, "pervasive, persistent doubts" about Davis' guilt. Arianna Huffington: Sunday Roundup
We confirm he will appeal against the conviction. Times, Sunday Times
Although I don't consider myself unintelligent or inarticulate, I don't tend to have the courage of my convictions when called upon to air my opinions.
Many of the events are informal and unscripted, and can afford glimpses of public figures talking unguardedly about their ideas, their life, and their convictions. The Story Behind the Story
You can't possibly be successful if you haven't got convictions -- what I call bald-headed convictions. If Winter Comes
Interestingly, some jurists even asserted that judges who rely on a coerced confession in a criminal conviction are to be held liable for the wrongful conviction.
He had been convicted on his eighth impaired driving charge while driving a stolen car, his 18th possession of stolen property conviction.
The reader may not be persuaded by some of the cases, but the whole mass of them carries conviction.
It is my conviction , or my delusion , that crime brings its own fatality with it.
Their convictions were reaffirmed by the higher courts and their sentences were similarly upheld. Times, Sunday Times
The whole secret of the teacher's force lies in the conviction that men are convertible.
On Sunday they did not do themselves justice tactically or in terms of conviction, but they are extremely lucky to have a chance of making amends so quickly.
The judge pointed out that the absence of previous convictions did not of itself mean that a defendant was innocent anymore than the existence of previous convictions meant that a defendant was guilty.
And the task of the mythographer is to ask what interests are served by the naturalization of particular convictions and values.
She was motivated by deep religious conviction.
She had a firm conviction that they would meet again in the hereafter.
She was alarmed to hear a very obvious lack of conviction in her voice, though.
Eighteen months later an appellate court reversed the convictions and criticized the conduct of the trial judge and the prosecution.
We do so out of the conviction that scholars of the world are a community and that harm to the academic freedom of some in that community injures the entire community.
Pride, conviction and family loyalty have held sway. Times, Sunday Times
Overseas Governments are not fooled by that concealment of convictions.
Another issue where Baird's courage and conviction have been demonstrated is in his approach to Gaza. James Zogby: "Mister Smith" Leaves Washington
But the conviction was overturned on a technicality.
But convictions were secured against just 50, mainly because witnesses refused to testify against the rest. The Sun
To manipulate religious conviction into a political commodity is a contemporary form of simony.
Does he feel there would be fewer drunk driving convictions if these cases were judged by juries as opposed to a judge?
The judge will take into consideration any previous convictions.
The spectacle of Xerxes's defeat tremendously reinforced the traditional conviction that pride goes before a fall.
Conviction is everything in wishing. If you don't believe in your own power to make your wish come true, your wish will fly away, never to be seen again. But which leads to the most important point of all. If you're wishing for something possible, then it may be possible for you to do whatever you need to make it come true. The ultimate magic is not wishing, but doing.
It may be based on true events but its feel-good intentions often feel formulaic and it sometimes seems to lack the courage of its convictions.
The zombies clawed at the motorcade for a while, but you know how it is when you're playing to an empty hall - your performance is bound to lack conviction. Courageous park police save Lincoln Memorial from zombies
However, conviction of a single misdemeanor ( minor offense ) have no effect on a student's immigration status.
They lacked the conviction to press home their advantage and instead dropped too deep to protect it. Times, Sunday Times
The jury did not know he had convictions for kerb-crawling in 1994 and, the following year, for indecently assaulting a girl under the age of 14.
It's a show-stopping performance combining repulsive extremity with utter conviction. Times, Sunday Times
Following their conviction for tax crimes the lawyers have been given lengthy custodial sentences but pending the appeal process they are not in jail. Times, Sunday Times
Like a tiny seed, the strength of his convictions slowly began to shrivel. SEA MUSIC
New Zealand remain peerless but Australia are back with conviction. Times, Sunday Times
The programme which was intended to allow accomplices in serious crimes to turn supergrasses and give evidence in order to secure convictions was first introduced in 1997 in the wake of the Guerin murder.
Faced with the reality of being alone for the first time she talked openly and honestly with John about her feelings: her disgust with herself, her fear of failing at her job, her growing conviction that her childlessness was a punishment, and the frequent wish that she could simply die and put an end to her misery. Alcohol and The Addictive Brain
There is no iron in the new faith because it lacks personal conviction.
‘This is about keeping a commitment, delivering promises and being true to our convictions,’ he said.
A person who has proof can therefore believe and can be compelled by belief to act with conviction.
In the light of this provision, we do not accept that H has grounds for contesting the element of indecency in his conviction.
We confirm he will appeal against the conviction. Times, Sunday Times
The trial judge had misdirected the jury, but the conviction was safe because no reasonable jury could have acquitted the defendant. Times, Sunday Times
Although many of his policies were unpopular, he had the courage of his convictions to see them through.
To remove a conviction so generally adopted, Quentin easily saw was impossible — nay, that any attempt to undeceive men so obstinately prepossessed in their belief, would be attended with personal risk, which, in this case, he saw little use of incurring. Quentin Durward
They should also consider private prosecutions where a conviction is likely and it is in the public interest to prosecute.
He also admitted riding without a driving licence and insurance, and had previous convictions for drink-driving.
State-Zionism is an ideology based on an absolute conviction, one impervious to history and experience, to emendation and to compromise.
Miss Margland, who, sideling towards the window, on pretence of examining a print, had heard and seen all that had passed, was almost overpowered with rage, by the conviction she received that her apprehensions were not groundless. Camilla
Now Israel and its leaders must boldly pursue its inherent, often unexpected, wisdom to dismiss with conviction and fortitude national leaders who demand their exilic state and to finally take its rightful place as the nation from whom other nations are inspired. Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple
However, I have an equally strong conviction that a balanced-budget amendment is a threat to Social Security and our economic health.
He only had one tiny conviction for shoplifting so far, and felt sure that wouldn't be held against him.
They have a sincere and deep conviction about the license of free speech.
Any previous conviction or driving ban could then be revealed to the court after the jury returned a verdict.
One of her positive convictions was, that you ought not to give them any thing they _ought_ to provide for themselves, such as food or clothing or shelter. The Vicar's Daughter
Their conviction that human reason could acquire knowledge of supersensible entities, including the soul and God, necessitated, in Kant's view, a “critique.” Kant and Leibniz
It took three years and two trials to undo the damage and secure convictions. Times, Sunday Times
It would be all right, Jane thought without conviction.
The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements.
Accused – while I agree with the death penalty in extreme circumstances, how many people have we seen not only come off of death row, but leave prison, exonerated from a conviction. Another superdelegate for Obama
Trumped-up charges of conspiracy to overthrow the queen, and an unjustly conducted prosecution, brought conviction of treason and hanging at Tyburn.
The government should have the courage of its convictions over the new high-speed rail link as well. Times, Sunday Times
Her explanation failed to carry conviction in the face of the facts.
A conviction for corrupting judges on a grand scale would be more difficult to shrug off.
Short-term projects to improve customer service might buck up the conviction of those managers.
Politicians who objected to Mrs Thatcher and her radical conviction politics suffered the anguish of apparently unresolvable frustration.
I repeat my conviction that sexual reproduction, Mendelian (allelic) genetics, natural selection, all these, are anti-evolutionary processes serving only to stabilize the species for as long as possible exactly as Leo Berg insisted 87 years ago. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
The former president's brother, Raul, is in prison on a murder conviction and corruption charges.
The past five years have reinforced the belief that politicians have no firm convictions. Times, Sunday Times
That is so, in the same way that if after a verdict of guilty an appellate court concludes that the conviction is unsafe and unsatisfactory it quashes the jury's verdict.
Atheists are people who think for themselves and defenders of reason, and their conviction that God does not exist is making a significant contribution to the development of thinking, rational and open- minded people. Dr T.P.Chia
The arguments therefore tend to focus on three borderline questions: What is the minimum fault required for conviction of murder?
This was not a line he was peddling, this was his heartfelt conviction. Times, Sunday Times
his rather unstable religious convictions
Publication in contravention of this provision is an offence punishable on summary conviction with a fine not exceeding ￡1,000.
Mr. Thaksin, who was ousted in 2006 by military junta, is now living in self-exile to evade imprisonment on a corruption conviction. Moody's Lifts Thai Outlook
They are another important building block in the case for a review of his conviction. Times, Sunday Times
Aline's insight underlined my conviction on holiday that this was one tale not for retelling.
If the child believes in what she is saying, she will carry conviction .
It was a reasonable explanation, but his voice lacked conviction .
It is the "absoluteness" of the proponents 'convictions and the ruthless persecution of anyone who doesn't share their views that prevents not only a real conversation but new approaches or solutions to some of the problems facing our country. Old Enough to Vote, Enlist and Marry, but to Drink?
The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements.
He was poor himself but passionate in his conviction that Modigliani deserved a sponsor.
Except in the case of conviction for a criminal offence, there is no mechanism for removing them except at the ballot box. Times, Sunday Times
At the core of our convictions is belief in individual liberty.
I used to have no interest in politics or any politic conviction.
{193} "Corresponding to our progressive perception of nature and our immovable conviction of the truth of the evolution theory, our religion can be only a _religion of nature_. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality
Regrettably, neither these nor any other conflicts emerge with any conviction from 7:84's dull and disappointing production.
The conviction for drink-driving was allowed to stand, but the prison sentence for that offence was quashed. Times, Sunday Times
Politicians who objected to Mrs Thatcher and her radical conviction politics suffered the anguish of apparently unresolvable frustration.
Wherefore, such opinions and persuasions are gradually insinuated into the mind, and are admitted insensibly without opposition or reluctancy, being never accompanied at their first admission with any secular disadvantage; -- but these divine convictions by the word befall men, some when they think of nothing less and desire nothing less; some when they design other things, as the pleasing of their ears or the entertainment of their company; and some that go on purpose to deride and scoff at what should be spoken unto them from it. Pneumatologia
And I think he was discharged without a conviction, is that right?
I have found that one employee has a conviction for speeding and so now becomes ineligible to use company cars. Times, Sunday Times
The ruling dashes Ms. Kissel's chances of securing a release through a retrial after Hong Kong's highest court early last year threw out her 2005 murder conviction, citing procedural flaws in what became widely known as the "milkshake murder" trial. Hong Kong Jury Finds American Expatriate Nancy Kissel Guilty of Murder
Vidal D. Mason, 23, will serve the term consecutive to a five-year sentence imposed for violating the terms of his parole from an armed robbery conviction in 2006, according to online court records. JSOnline.com
It helps that their eternally optimistic manager exudes a permanent air of calm and conviction and has no trouble sleeping. Times, Sunday Times
Given that the DA will see his chances for re-election dwindle if he/she is perceived to be soft on a multiple felony slam-dunk conviction case against a spoiled, arrogant, crime-committing, room-temperature-IQ behemoth, I suspect the moron in question (e.g., the football player), after considerable wheeling and dealing by his zealous defense attorney -- who is just doing his job, will likely receive felony deferred adjudication from the appropriate court. No Prison for Plaxico?
Their physical bodies and ethical convictions were put to the test on a daily basis.
These two movements have one thing in common: they have sprung spontaneously from the individual's deep and firmly rooted conviction that the ordinary man and woman is capable of making a meaningful contribution to peace. The Nobel Peace Prize 1977 - Presentation Speech
And why do I speak with such unshakeable conviction? Times, Sunday Times
Our whims and caprices are discanted on with apparent earnestness of truth, and seeming sincerity of conviction. The Drama
We may conclude, for example, that 90 percent. of convictions were factually correct.
She had put serpent-shaped silver barrettes in her hair, and she played with fearful but clear conviction.
It is the firm conviction of the governors that this child should not be admitted to the school.
His conviction carried him along in his research.
Citizenship status would have insulated her from deportation even after her drug conviction.
The anaesthetist in the above case was found guilty and his conviction was upheld in the House of Lords.
There will still be convictions where there is evidence of intent to cause harm, or if it can be inferred from the behaviour of the gang. Times, Sunday Times
Furthermore, the conviction of a registered medical practitioner for offences of violence is a matter of grave concern.
An appeal court upheld 237 of the convictions. Times, Sunday Times
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
Being a champion of governance reform, the President should move with resolve and conviction.
Calling it “judge-made law” that no one should be punished without a trial and conviction seems to me a bit of a stretch. The Volokh Conspiracy » Shahzad and Miranda Rights
With a page-boy haircut, Julia Stiles inhabits the character of Paige with conviction.
Fashion and change Two features of the present cultural climate make this element of conviction all the more necessary.
The judge upheld the defendant's submission and quashed his conviction.
His conviction was based on evidence, now discredited, that the fire was arson. Times, Sunday Times
The codefendant will probably benefits from the cooperation in the aspect of conviction or sentence.
moral convictions
He has a conviction of opinion that both gives his humor teeth and keeps it from drawing too much blood. Christianity Today
He had been jailed twice with previous convictions for battery, deception and fraud. Times, Sunday Times
The district attorney said if McVeigh is given the death penalty and his conviction is upheld on appeal, the state prosecution would become moot.
Legal experts said the court could prosecute the prime minister for contempt, and a conviction would lead to his ouster from the post. Pakistan Court Considers Zardari Immunity
Positivist research has generated much data about specific relationships between individual or social characteristics and the likelihood of conviction.
He stands firm on his convictions.
Napo, the probation union, says the £350m cost of imprisoning them would be better and more effectively spent on intensive community orders with a reconviction rate of 34%. Penal reform must not be gender neutral
Critiques were voiced with stridency and utter conviction.
It is also unclear if warnings or cautions were picked up as well as convictions.
The conviction of Iran / Contra whistleblower Celerino "Cele" Castillo III late last year on federal charges of dealing in firearms without a license is beginning to look more and more like a travesty of justice. The NarcoSphere -
Like a tiny seed, the strength of his convictions slowly began to shrivel. SEA MUSIC
It emerged that he has a conviction for indecent exposure. Times, Sunday Times
But although she is slight in appearance, her beliefs and convictions are anything but. The Sun
He hit the front two furlongs from home but there was no conviction in the move and he faded into third. Times, Sunday Times
The criminal convictions of three former stockbrokers and three former members of a defunct day-trading firm's management will stand in a plot to misuse brokerage firm "squawk" boxes, a judge has ruled. Judge Denies New Trial in 'Squawk' Box Case
Those convictions were sorely tested over the next three years. Christianity Today
None of the warning notices has resulted in a criminal conviction. Times, Sunday Times
These creative constraints he placed came from a deep conviction in his own values -- and also seemed to destine him for limited impact. Viral Mehta: The World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion
For we are exemplifying the attitude we claim to despise; we would rather die than be ethnocentric, but ethnocentrism is precisely the conviction that one would rather die than share certain beliefs.
The retention of the previous conviction information is causing harm and distress to the individuals concerned. Times, Sunday Times
His explanation that it was put aside as a mere prologue to another book doesn't carry complete conviction.
At worst, it seemed to be a species of con game - a conviction bolstered by the steadily rising number of frauds, defalcations and market manipulations.
What I did learn from my first year criminal law class, is that “there is astrong correlation with deterrence and high conviction appears to show that deterrence will be effective in reducing crime.” Jane/Finch Fatalities, By Car Not Gun… : Law is Cool
If you agree with me, then stand up with conviction for what we believe in and fight for it.
They are also a band who have not been afraid to wear their political convictions on their sleeves.
Minnie Driver and Hilary Swank stepped out to the "Conviction" photocall in London on Friday and both ladies chose little black dresses for the occasion .... Minnie Driver & Hilary Swank Both Go Black In London (PHOTOS, POLL)
Perhaps, your belief is something that is an inexplicable conviction in which you trust.
The conviction rate for rape is extremely low.
To some extent this striking outperformance of tech shares in particular reflects an increasingly widespread conviction that history is repeating itself and that we are on the verge of seeing 1998 redux.
Short-term projects to improve customer service might buck up the conviction of those managers.
It was plain that this person, in the course of her reflections on life, was regarding her own case, and had arrived at the conviction that in order to preserve herself from the mockeries of life, she was not in a position to do anything else but simply "croak" -- to use her own expression. Best Russian Short Stories
Yet it goes to the credit of the author that she has tried to vindicate him with rare conviction and commitment.
Peel no more meant to convey any idea of this kind than did Lord John Russell, when he used the word finality in connection with the Reform Act, mean to convey the idea that, according to his conviction, Parliament was never again to be invited to extend the electoral franchise or to modify the conditions under which the votes of the electors were to be given. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV (of 4)
Three of those arrested have previous convictions for armed robbery and murder.
Some individuals we have previously stopped had significant criminal convictions. Times, Sunday Times
Friends and associates describe Starr, the son of a Baptist minister, as a man of deep religious convictions.
This masterpiece of comic observation came from deep conviction. Times, Sunday Times
It takes moral courage and conviction to defend justice and oppose injustice. To take the side of justice is justice, to give comfort to injustice is injustice. Dr T.P.Chia
Most of the exhibitions left the viewers with the conviction that the most authentic identity of an urban environment is determined by its dwellers.
This states that a conviction is necessary before a fine or forfeit can be imposed.
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
Also, Gates is "heartened" in terms of Afghanistan, where the Bush administration already returned around 500 detainees from Guantanamo to Afghan government custody — which has put about 200 on trial, with a "conviction rate about 80 percent. Away From The Numbers | ATTACKERMAN
How can they uphold the law if they have criminal convictions themselves? The Sun
Fighting Organizational Behavior Patterns Strong, healthy individuals have firm convictions and beliefs.
Above all, the system is destructive of faith, having a tendency to substitute passive acquiescence for real conviction; and therefore I should not say that the excess of it was popery, but that it had once and actually those characters of evil which we sometimes express by the term popery, but which may be better signified by the term idolatry; a reverence for that which ought not to be reverenced, leading to a want of faith in that which is really deserving of all adoration and love. The Christian Life Its Course, Its Hindrances, And Its Helps
The discipline of cash limits was repeatedly disregarded, with political factors often intervening to soften the government's monetarist convictions.
Are the parents asserting a religious belief or conviction?
The route to reassurance is often via modest measures that carry genuine conviction. Times, Sunday Times
The Australian Government says Indonesia has an independent judiciary and a pardon is only appropriate after a conviction.
The fact that a claimant has convictions for offences of dishonesty does not mean that a jury must disbelieve him.
At the core of our convictions is belief in individual liberty.
I also have duller symptoms like a sore throat and earache, and the miserable conviction that this ailment will probably last for my entire holiday.
He has previous convictions for theft, robbery and assault causing actual bodily harm.
He appealed against his conviction for murder.
The Jewish writers run into gross absurdities to evade the conviction of this evidence; some of them say that this messenger is the angel of death, who shall take the wicked out of this life, to be sent into hell torments; others of them say that it is Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Nonetheless, this was certainly the common law rule with regard to criminal convictions.
Despite the unresolved allegations of sleaze and corruption, it is a matter of conviction to this writer that the bulk of our politicians are decent and well-intentioned.
In all areas of spiritual development, no matter what your level is, you need both analysis and focus to achieve the states you are seeking, ranging from seeking a better future, to developing conviction in the cause and effect of actions karma, to developing an intention to leave the round of suffering called cyclic existence, to cultivating love and compassion, to realizing the true nature of people and things. How to See Yourself As You Really Are
According to federal legislation Dr. Henry Morgentaler did not qualify as Order of Canada recipient due to his prior unpardoned criminal conviction and past findings of medical malpractice. Ahenakew to be Retried for Hate : Law is Cool
Their convictions were reaffirmed by the higher courts and their sentences were similarly upheld. Times, Sunday Times
ChrisIowa: An error in a listing of people who were wrongly convicted is far less serious than an error in conviction. The Volokh Conspiracy » “Exonerated” Former Death Row Inmate Reconvicted
One of her teachers was found guilty of negligent homicide in a French court but his conviction was later overturned.
An armed robber is appealing against his conviction claiming that he was high on a mind-bending cocktail of drugs when he confessed to police.
He was deported on a court order following a conviction for armed robbery.
The hysterical over-the-top delusionary nature of these convictions of yours are only a couple of the many reasons your body of work here has led pretty much everybody to immediately dismiss your posts and to simply treat you as the ridiculous clown that you so obviously are. Think Progress » The ‘Kristol Ball’ predicts that ‘the bulk’ of health care reform will be repealed by 2013.
One year after conviction, there were no significant differences in recidivism rates or time to rearrest among the three groups.

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