sentence vs conviction
conviction vs sentencesentence and conviction both are nouns.
sentence is a verb but conviction is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sentence | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| conviction | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sentence and conviction
are synonyms defined as:
- sentence and conviction: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Other synonyms of sentence include
condemnation, judgment of conviction.
| sentence (noun) | conviction (noun) |
|---|---|
| (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed |
| a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language | an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence |
| the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned |
| sentence (verb) | conviction (verb) |
|---|---|
| pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law |
Words related to "sentence"
- clause
- complex sentence
- compound sentence
- condemn
- condemnation
- constituent
- convict
- conviction
- criminal law
- declarative sentence
- declaratory sentence
- declare
- doom
- final decision
- final judgment
- foredoom
- grammatical constituent
- hard time
- interrogation
- interrogative
- interrogative sentence
- judgment of conviction
- jurisprudence
- law
- life
- life sentence
- linguistic string
- murder conviction
- prison term
- question
- rape conviction
- reprobate
- robbery conviction
- run-on sentence
- sentential
- simple sentence
- string of words
- term
- time
- topic sentence
- word string
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