| assure |
to say to with force or conviction in order to create trust or give confidence. [1/3 definitions] |
| attainder |
in law, the loss of civil rights following conviction for a major crime, esp. treason. |
| attaint |
to inflict the loss of civil rights on (someone) following conviction for a major crime. [2 definitions] |
| belief |
a strong opinion; conviction. [1/3 definitions] |
| believe |
to have a firm conviction or belief (in something being true or real). [1/6 definitions] |
| breast |
the bosom, when considered the center of emotion or personal conviction. [1/6 definitions] |
| court-martial |
a conviction by such a court. [1/4 definitions] |
| fainthearted |
lacking courage or conviction; timid. |
| faithless |
lacking religious faith or conviction. [1/3 definitions] |
| halting |
faltering or wavering due to lack of confidence, competence, or conviction. [1/2 definitions] |
| idea |
a theory, opinion, or conviction. [1/6 definitions] |
| infamous |
stripped of certain rights as a citizen upon conviction of certain crimes such as treason, or pertaining to crimes involving such a penalty. [1/2 definitions] |
| infamy |
the loss of certain rights as a citizen consequent upon conviction for crimes such as treason. [1/3 definitions] |
| milk-and-water |
lacking conviction; weak or insipid. |
| mission |
a particular task or self-imposed duty, often religious and performed with great conviction. [1/7 definitions] |
| mouth |
to utter with no conviction. [1/9 definitions] |
| namby-pamby |
shallow and without conviction; insipid. [1/3 definitions] |
| nolo contendere |
in law, a plea entered in a criminal case that the charges will not be contested, thus allowing the defendant's conviction without any admission of guilt. |
| pardon |
an official release from the punishment attending a crime or conviction. [1/7 definitions] |
| preconviction |
combined form of conviction. |
| prisoner |
a person held under close guard or restraint, esp. while on trial for a criminal offense, after conviction of a crime, or as an enemy during wartime. [1/2 definitions] |