Conviction In law, a conviction is the verdict reached by a court of law finding a defendant guilty of a crime. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (that is, "not guilty"). In Scotland, there can also be a verdict of "not proven", which is consid ...

is a finding that a defendant is guilty of committing a crime. Conviction may also refer to:

Law

* Conviction and execution of Steven Michael Woods Jr. * Conviction and exoneration of Glenn Ford * Conviction of Michael Shields * Conviction politics *

Conviction rate The conviction rate of a prosecuting unit of government (federal, state, etc.) reflects the likelihood that a case brought in that jurisdiction will end in conviction. Conviction rates reflect many aspects of the legal processes and systems at wor ...

Religion

Conviction (religion) Prevenient grace (or preceding grace or enabling grace) is a Christian theology, Christian theological concept that refers to the Grace in Christianity, grace of God in a person's life which precedes and prepares to conversion. It was termed and ...

, a Christian belief that the Holy Spirit informs an individual of their sin

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Conviction'' (2002 film), a 2002 film about the life of Carl Upchurch * ''Conviction'' (2010 film), a 2010 film about the life of Betty Anne Waters *''

The Conviction ''The Conviction'' ( it, La condanna) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. Cast * Vittorio Mezzogiorno as ...

'', a 1991 Italian film

Games

*'' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction'', the fifth game in the ''Splinter Cell'' series

Literature

* ''Conviction'' (Patterson novel), a 2004 novel by American author Richard North Patterson * ''Conviction'' (play), a play by Eve Ensler * ''Conviction'' (Star Wars novel), a 2011 ''Star Wars'' novel by Aaron Allston *''Conviction'', a novel by

Ann Hatton Ann Julia Hatton (née Kemble; other married name Curtis; published as Ann of Swansea) (29 April 1764 – 26 December 1838), was a popular novelist in Britain in the early 19th century and author of ''Tammany'', the first known libretto by a wo ...

Music

Convictions (band) Convictions is an American Christian metalcore band from Ohio. The band was started in 2012. Convictions consists of vocalist Michael Felker and drummer Zachary Schwochow. The band describes their genre as a style they created called "Aggressive ...

, an American Christian metalcore band from Ohio * ''Conviction'' (Aiden album), 2007 * ''Conviction'' (Signal Aout 42 album) * ''Conviction'' (The Crimson Armada album), 2011 * ''Conviction'' (UT album), 1986

Television

Shows

* ''Conviction'' (2004 TV series), a 2004 BBC crime television drama in 6 parts * ''Conviction'' (2006 TV series), a 2006 American television drama series that aired on NBC * ''Conviction'' (2016 TV series), a 2016 American television legal drama series that aired on ABC * ''Stephen'' (TV series) , also titled ''Conviction: The Case of Stephen Lawrence'', 2021 British TV miniseries

Episodes

* "Conviction" (''Angel''), a 2003 episode of the TV series ''Angel'' * "Convictions" (''Babylon 5''), a 1995 episode of the science fiction TV series ''Babylon 5''

Law