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the act of finding somebody guilty of a crime in court; the fact of having been found guilty 判罪；定罪；证明有罪 He plans to appeal against his conviction. 他不服判决，准备上诉。 - conviction for something
She has six previous convictions for theft. 她有六次盗窃前科。 - on conviction
an offence that carries, on conviction, a sentence of not more than five years’ imprisonment 定罪后可判处不超过五年监禁的罪行
Collocations Criminal justiceCriminal justice 刑事审判 Breaking the law 犯法 - break/violate/obey/uphold the law
违反／违背／遵守／维护法律 - be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判 - be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪 - be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕 - be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪 - face two charges of indecent assault
面临两项猥亵罪的指控 - admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
承认（对某事的）罪责／责任 - deny the allegations/claims/charges
否认指控 - confess to a crime
坦白罪行 - grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
The legal process 法律程序 - stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判 - take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事 - face/avoid/escape prosecution
面临／免于／逃脱起诉 - seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师 - hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
开庭；出庭；休庭 - sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
担任／影响／说服陪审团 - sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席 - plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
认罪；不认罪 - be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
被召唤进入／进入证人席 - take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
出庭作证；让某人出庭作证 - call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人 - give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据 - raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
提出／撤销／否决异议 - reach a unanimous/majority verdict
作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决 - return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决 - convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
宣判被告有罪／无罪 - secure a conviction/your acquittal
获得有罪／无罪判决 - lodge/file an appeal
提出上诉 - appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
Sentencing and punishment 判刑与惩罚 - pass sentence on somebody
宣布对某人的判决 - carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑 - receive/be given the death penalty
被判死刑 - be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
被判十年（监禁） - carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁 - be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁 - do/serve time/ten years
服刑；服十年徒刑 - be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱 - be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年 - be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1A reward is offered for information leading to the conviction of the attacker. 悬赏寻找可将攻击者定罪的信息。 He appealed against his conviction for murder. 他不服谋杀的判决，提起上诉。 He believes that too many defendants are escaping conviction by claiming that they are insane. 他认为有很多被告通过声称精神失常而逃脱定罪。 He has three criminal convictions. 他曾 3 次被判刑事罪。 Her lawyer said that she plans to appeal her conviction. 她的律师说，她打算就针对她的判决提起上诉。 His sentence on conviction would be life imprisonment. 他一经定罪，将被判无期徒刑。 Keeping this information from the jury could result in a wrongful conviction. 对陪审团隐瞒这一信息会导致错误的判决。 The appeal court overturned the conviction against her. 上诉法院推翻了对她的判决。 The conviction rate for rape is extremely low. 强奸的定罪率极低。 The men's convictions were declared unsafe. 对这些人的判决被宣布所依证据不可靠。 They need strong evidence to secure a conviction. 要想定罪，他们需要强有力的证据。 You are not obliged to acknowledge spent convictions. 你没有义务承认已经失效的判决。 a conviction based on very slim evidence 证据不足的情况下作出的定罪 a conviction for murder 判以谋杀罪
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- earlier
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- on conviction
- conviction against
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a strong opinion or belief 坚定的看法（或信念） strong political/moral convictions 坚定不移的政治／道德信念 She was motivated by deep religious conviction. 她的行动是出于虔诚的宗教信仰。 - conviction that…
We were sustained by the conviction that all would be well in the end. 那时候是最终一切都会好起来的坚定信念给了我们力量。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1, Religion and festivalsc1The new party is based on the firm conviction that secular government is in the interests of all. 这个新政党基于一个坚定的信念，即世俗政府符合所有人的利益。 Judges should not let their personal moral convictions influence sentencing. 法官不应让个人道德信念影响判决。 These experiences reinforced my conviction that music helps learning. 这些经历增强了我的信念：音乐有助于学习。 The ex-leaders share a deep conviction that their views on world matters are still vitally important. 前领导人都深信他们对世界事务的看法依然极其重要。 The demise of consensus and the rise of conviction politics. 共识政治的终结与基于个人信念的政治的兴起 The American Constitution reflects certain religious convictions. 美国宪法反映了某些宗教信念。 She had this absolute conviction that what she liked others would like. 她绝对相信只要她喜欢的别人也会喜欢。 Nothing could shake her conviction that she could not be beaten. 她深信自己不会被打败，什么都不能动摇她的这一信念。 Nothing could shake her conviction that ‘abroad’ was a dangerous place. 她深信“国外”是个危险的地方，任何事物都不能动摇她的这一信念。 It is the firm conviction of the governors that this child should not be admitted to the school. 主管人员深信不该让这个孩子上这所学校。 It is my firm conviction that nothing will change until we address the root causes of the problem. 我坚信，除非我们治理问题的根源，否则什么也不会改变。 He had a strong personal conviction about the power of the printed word. 他个人坚信印刷文字的力量。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
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- with conviction
- without conviction
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- have the courage of your convictions
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the quality of showing that you believe strongly in what you are saying 深信；坚信；坚定；肯定 ‘Not true!’ she said with conviction. “不真实！” 她肯定地说道。 He said he agreed but his voice lacked conviction. 他说他赞同，但语气不坚定。 The leader's speech in defence of the policy didn't carry much conviction. 那位领导人为政策辩护的讲话不是很有说服力。
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1There was no great conviction in his voice. 他的声音显示出他的信念并不坚定。 Her arguments lacked conviction. 她的论据缺乏说服力。 Her explanation failed to carry conviction in the face of the facts. 在事实面前，她的解释没有说服力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- total
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- have
- hold
- share
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- politics
- with conviction
- without conviction
- conviction about
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- have the courage of your convictions
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin convictio(n-), from the verb convincere, from con- ‘with’ + vincere ‘conquer’.
Idioms
have/lack the courage of your convictions
to be/not be brave enough to do what you feel to be right 有／没有勇气做自己认为正确的事 You need to have the courage of your convictions. 你需要有勇气做自己认为正确的事。