judgment of conviction
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed - the conviction came as no surprise • Syn: conviction, condemnation, sentence • Ant: acquittal (for: conviction) • Derivationally related forms: sentence (for: sentence), convict (for: conviction) • Topics: criminal law • Hypernyms: final judgment, final decision • Hyponyms: murder conviction, rape conviction, robbery conviction
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