Conviction vs Criminality - What's the difference?
conviction | criminality |
(countable) A firmly held belief.
(countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
* {{quote-news
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, 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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(uncountable) The state of being criminal.
(countable) A criminal act.
In countable terms the difference between conviction and criminality
is that conviction is a judgement of guilt in a court of law while criminality is a criminal act.In uncountable terms the difference between conviction and criminality
is that conviction is the state of being convinced while criminality is the state of being criminal.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.