Noun

(en noun)

The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better.

(mathematics) The replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables; a mapping of one space onto another or onto itself; a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system.

(linguistics) A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.

(genetics) The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.

(politics, South Africa) Ideologically driven government policy - becoming more conformant with socialist and African nationalist groupthink.

Noun

(en noun)

(countable) A firmly held belief.

(countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.

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, 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.