conviction
Cross references: 1. certainty 2. opinion con.vic.tion \k*n-'vik-sh*n\ n 1: the act or process of convicting of a crime esp. in a court of law 2a: the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth 2b: the state of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth 3a: a strong persuasion or belief 3b: the state of being convinced