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Conviction vs Postconviction - What's the difference?

conviction | postconviction |

As a noun conviction

is (countable) a firmly held belief.

As an adjective postconviction is

occurring after a judicial conviction.

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

    * See also

    Related terms

    * convict ----

    postconviction

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occurring after a judicial conviction.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 21, author=Linda Greenhouse, title=Justices Rule on Retroactivity of Decisions, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The question for the court in this case was whether state courts, in considering postconviction appeals from criminal defendants, are bound by the same rule of nonretroactivity. }}

    Antonyms

    *preconviction