1. (n.) The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.

2. (n.) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal.

3. (n.) The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.

4. (n.) The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.

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