All 3 Uses
conviction
in
Uncle Vanya
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- You used to be a man of settled convictions and had an illuminating personality—— VOITSKI.†
Act 1
- [To her son] You speak as if your former convictions were somehow to blame, but you yourself, not they, were at fault†
Act 1 *
- You have forgotten that a conviction, in itself, is nothing but a dead letter.†
Act 1
Definitions:
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(1)
(conviction as in: spoke with conviction) a strong, firmly held belief
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(2)
(conviction as in: owed a fine after the conviction) a court's finding that someone is guilty