nounfemininepl: convictions / convicções
convicção
1. A firmly held belief or opinion
She has strong convictions about environmental protection.
Ela tem convicções fortes sobre a proteção ambiental.
2. A declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense by a verdict of a jury or a decision of a judge in court
His conviction for theft resulted in a five-year prison sentence.
Sua condenação por roubo resultou em uma sentença de cinco anos de prisão.
3. The act of convincing someone or the state of being convinced
The conviction of the jury was based on solid evidence.
A convicção do júri foi baseada em evidências sólidas.
Related Idioms & Phrases
carry a conviction - levar uma condenação
act with conviction - agir com convicção
speak with conviction - falar com convicção
have the conviction to do something - ter a convicção para fazer algo
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