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Hiss appealed, but in December 1950 his conviction was affirmed by the U.S.

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  1. noun Law The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged.
  2. noun Law The state of being found or proved guilty: evidence that led to the suspect's conviction.
  3. noun The act or process of convincing.
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  • This conviction is a victory for the victims of Gédéon and his Mai Mai militia, who inflicted horrific atrocities on thousands of people in central Katanga.
  • "This conviction is a victory for the victims of Gédéon and his Mai Mai militia, who inflicted horrific atrocities on thousands of people in central Katanga," said Anneke Van Woudenberg, senior researcher in the Africa division at Human Rights Watch.
  • Hiss appealed, but his conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • "To those who knew Senator Conigilio as one of the voices for working families in the Legislature, his conviction is all the more disheartening," Corzine said.
  • They spoke to The Associated Press on Monday, two days after her conviction was announced. —  WBAY Action 2 News
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  1. = French conviction = Spanish conviccion = Portuguese convicção = Italian convinzione, from Late Latin convictio(n-), demonstration, proof, from Latin convincere, past participle convictus, convict, convince: see convict, v., and convince.
 

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