Conviction In law, a conviction is the determination by a court of law that a defendant is Guilty (law), guilty of a crime. A conviction may follow a guilty plea that is accepted by the court, a jury trial in which a verdict of guilty is delivered, or a ...

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, expressed as a percentage, represents the proportion of cases resulting in a legal declaration of Guilt (law), guilt for an offense, against the total number of trials completed. It is calculated by dividing the number of con ...

Religion

Conviction (religion) In law, a conviction is the determination by a court of law that a defendant is guilty of a crime. A conviction may follow a guilty plea that is accepted by the court, a jury trial in which a verdict of guilty is delivered, or a trial by judg ...

, 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'', 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 (Birth name, née Kemble, 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 woman. Biography ...

Music

Convictions (band) Convictions is an American Christian metalcore band from Fremont, Ohio, formed in 2012. It consists of vocalist Michael Felker, drummer Zachary Schwochow, bassist Jacob Flores, guitarist Patrick Shekut, and guitarist and clean vocalist Quinton ...

, 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