Conviction vs Convocation - What's the difference?
conviction | convocation |
(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
(uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
(uncountable) The state of being convinced.
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The act of calling or assembling by summons.
An assembly or meeting.
An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
As nouns the difference between conviction and convocation
is that conviction is (countable) a firmly held belief while convocation is the act of calling or assembling by summons.conviction
English
(wikipedia conviction)Noun
(en noun)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.}}
- 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.
