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Conviction vs Attaint - What's the difference?

conviction | attaint |

As nouns the difference between conviction and attaint

is that conviction is (countable) a firmly held belief while attaint is (archaic) a blow or strike, especially in jousting.

As an adjective attaint is

(obsolete) convicted, attainted.

As a verb attaint is

(archaic) to subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.

conviction

English

(wikipedia conviction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A firmly held belief.
  • (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=He said Robins had not been in trouble with the law before and had no previous convictions . Jail would have an adverse effect on her and her three children as she was the main carer.}}
  • (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
  • (uncountable) The state of being convinced.
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
    • The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.

    Synonyms

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    Related terms

    * convict ----

    attaint

    English

    Alternative forms

    * atteint

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Convicted, attainted.
  • (obsolete) Attainted; corrupted.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.
  • (archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.
  • To taint; to corrupt, sully.
  • * 1596 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , IV.i:
    • Amoret right fearefull was and faint, / Lest she with blame her honor should attaint [...].

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
  • * 2009 , Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall , Fourth Estate 2010, p. 484:
    • At the moment of impact, the king's eyes are open, his body braced for the atteint ; he takes the blow perfectly, its force absorbed by a body securely armoured, moving in the right direction, maving at the right speed.
  • A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow
  • (obsolete, legal) The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict