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Definition: Conviction |
ConvictionNoun1. An unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence. 2. A final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "conviction" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1602. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Law | A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The next step after conviction is sentencing. There is a natural degree of controversy over convictions because it is known that innocent people are regulary convicted of crimes they did not commit.
See also criminal justice, law.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Conviction."
Synonyms: ConvictionSynonyms: article of faith (n), judgment of conviction (n), sentence (n), strong belief (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: acquittal (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Belief | Persuasion, conviction, convincement, plerophory, self-conviction; certainty; opinion, mind, view; conception, thinking; impression; (idea); surmise; conclusion; (judgment). |
Cause to be believed; Verb: satisfy, persuade, have the ear of, gain the confidence of, assure; convince, convict, convert; wean, bring round; bring over, win over; indoctrinate; (teach); cram down the throat; produce conviction, carry conviction; bring home to, drive home to. | |
Condemnation | Noun: condemnation, conviction, judgment, penalty, sentence; proscription, damnation; death warrant. |
Confutation | Noun: {ant } confutation, refutation; answer, complete answer; disproof, conviction, redargution, invalidation; exposure, exposition; clincher; retort; reductio ad absurdum; knock down argument, tu quoque argument; sockdolager. |
Demonstration | Conviction, cogency, (persuasion). |
Misjudgment | Phrase: nothing like leather; the wish the father to the thought; wishful thinking; unshakable conviction; "my mind is made up - don't bother me with the facts". |
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Screenplays | Governor Axel has awarded the arrest and conviction of Billy the Kid and I am issuing the further reward of $500,000 dollars (Chisum; writing credit: Andrew J. Fenady) It's my personal conviction that no one but an idiot would volunteer, and I shall strongly suspect the sanity of anyone who does (Conquest of Space; writing credit: Chesley Bonestell; Willy Ley) Sometimes I'm more persuasive when I lack conviction. (Ally McBeal; writing credit: Henri Vernes) | |
Lyrics | It takes conviction it takes a will to survive (Misled; performing artist: Celine Dion) I'm a man without conviction (Karma Chameleon; performing artist: Culture Club) I'm reaching out in my conviction (Between You And Me; performing artist: DC Talk) 'cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul ("I Am Woman"; performing artist: Helen Reddy) And with the power of conviction (Invincible; performing artist: Pat Benatar) | |
Clever | The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved: loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. (references; author: unknown) | |
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Georg C. Lichtenberg | The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle. |
George Eliot | I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence. |
Novalis | My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it. |
Plato | Not one of them who took up in his youth with this opinion that there are no gods ever continued until old age faithful to his conviction. |
Samuel Butler | The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously. |
Samuel Johnson | No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library. |
Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort | Conviction is the conscience of the mind. |
Thomas Carlyle | Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct. |
Victor Hugo | The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather in spite of ourselves. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. (reference) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | If the legislature should change that rule, and declare one witness, or a confession out of court, sufficient for conviction, must the constitutional principle yield to the legislative act? (reference) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | And he smiled with such seeming pleasure at the conviction, that she must proceed another step |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | In reply, I can only plead my firm conviction that the popular usage is wrong |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He was to be tried in a few days, at Aix, with his accomplice, and his conviction was certain |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | I have a strong suspicion, amounting almost to a conviction, that my sister intended to make pancakes today for the dinner of the Donovan family |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Such studies have strengthened scientists' conviction that MS is a disease with many genetic components, none of which is dominant. (references) | |
Business | This confirms the conviction that there is no other venue where a foreign company can get so much product exposure for its marketing dollar. (references) | |
Children | South Africa | The country has a low conviction rate for rape and child abuse. (references) |
South Africa | There was a reported 2.6 percent conviction rate in cases of child abuse in Johannesburg. (references) | |
Uganda | Increasing numbers of accusations reached the courts, although neither conviction nor punishment was common. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Greece | Her conviction was reversed on appeal in December. (references) |
Pakistan | The Lahore High Court upheld the conviction and death sentence during the year. (references) | |
Paraguay | In November an appeals court overturned Ibanez's conviction on slander and libel charges. (references) | |
Discrimination | Finland | The Constitution prohibits discrimination based on sex, age, origin, language, religion, conviction, opinion, or disability, and the Government effectively enforces these provisions. (references) |
Economic History | Libya | Megrahi has appealed his conviction; the appeal began on January 23, 2002. (references) |
Cape Verde | Giving or accepting a bribe is a criminal act and conviction could result in up to 8 years in prison. (references) | |
Human Rights | Ethiopia | Woldesemayat's attorney appealed the conviction. (references) |
Malawi | The two sentenced to death appealed the conviction. (references) | |
Kazakhstan | Tleulesov has remained in hiding since the conviction. (references) | |
Minorities | Argentina | In 1999 the appeals court overturned the conviction and ordered that the youths be retried. (references) |
Russia | During a public debate in May, Duma deputy Fedulov claimed that only one conviction had been obtained. (references) | |
Italy | Press accounts of the police investigation reported that a principal witness offered conflicting versions of the killing; societal prejudice against Roma may have been a factor in the conviction. (references) | |
Political Economy | HONG KONG | In 1999, Hong Kong courts handed down a first conviction for unauthorized dealer hard-disk loading. (references) |
THAILAND | Criminal cases generally are disposed of within six to twelve months from the time of a raid to the rendering of a conviction. (references) | |
Laos | Since 1986 the Government largely has abandoned most of its socialist economic policies, although in practice the domination of the state-owned banks and enterprises and an apparent lack of conviction in improving the investment climate indicate a reluctance to discard socialist models. (references) | |
Political Rights | Kazakhstan | A sixth was disqualified for a previous conviction. (references) |
Cameroon | Fru Ndi's February 1999 felony conviction still is pending an appeal in the Yaounde High Court. (references) | |
Cameroon | Some observers believe that Fru Ndi's conviction might enable the Government in the future to disqualify him for any public office for which he may seek to run. (references) | |
Women | Philippines | There has been only one conviction for marital rape. (references) |
South Africa | Statistics on prosecution and conviction of domestic abusers were not available at year's end. (references) | |
Grenada | The law stipulates a sentence of 15 years' imprisonment for a conviction of any nonconsensual form of sex. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Philippines | However, according to the DOLE, there never has been a conviction under this provision. (references) |
Romania | At the beginning of the year, only one prosecutor was assigned, on a part-time basis, to the Human Trafficking Task Force to carry arrests through to prosecution and conviction. (references) | |
Bulgaria | The Government has a provision for victims to provide an anonymous sworn deposition to be used in court, but an anonymous deposition must be corroborated to obtain a conviction. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | REPROBATION, n. In theology, the state of a luckless mortal prenatally damned. The doctrine of reprobation was taught by Calvin, whose joy in it was somewhat marred by the sad sincerity of his conviction that although some are foredoomed to perdition, others are predestined to salvation. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Jan Ronis | It's fair game. And if the judge didn't let this in, I could assure you, in the event there would be a conviction, it would be a reversal. It would have been a reversal. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | Should this, upon due inquiry, be found to be the fact, a full conviction of the importance of facilitating the circulation of political intelligence and information will, I doubt not, lead to the application of a remedy. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | So thinking, I derive the greatest satisfaction from the conviction that thus much at least has been secured upon this important and embarrassing subject. |
Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | Peace will come when there is realization that only under a reign of law, based on righteousness and supported by the religious conviction of the brotherhood of man, can there be any hope of a complete and satisfying life. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | We are summoned to act in wisdom and in conscience, to work with industry, to teach with persuasion, to preach with conviction, to weigh our every deed with care and with compassion. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | If American lives must end, and American treasure be spilled, in countries we barely know, that is the price that change has demanded of conviction and of our enduring covenant. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Too often, criminals are not sent to prison after conviction but are allowed to return to the streets. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | The conviction and courage we see in the Persian Gulf today is simply the American character in action. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Tonight, I repeat that request with renewed conviction. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Our deepest national conviction is that every life is precious, because every life is the gift of a Creator who intended us to live in liberty and equality. |
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| "Conviction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Conviction" is used about 2,039 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2,039 | 4,247 |
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Expressions using "conviction": carry conviction ♦ carry much conviction ♦ demand for conviction ♦ false conviction ♦ inner conviction ♦ judgment of conviction ♦ murder conviction ♦ personal conviction ♦ previous conviction ♦ rape conviction ♦ robbery conviction ♦ unshakable conviction. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "conviction": conviction-inspired. | |
Ending with "conviction": lack-of-conviction, post-conviction, Self-conviction. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "conviction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | dënim (adjudication, castigation, censure, condemnation, damnation, denouncement, denunciation, deprecation, disapprobation, disapproval, discipline, dispraise, doom, judgement, judgment, mulct, penalty, proscription, punishment, rap, recompense, sentence, strafe, what for), bindje (amenability, assurance, assuredness, cogency, conformity, docility, expostulation, obedience, persuasion, politics, suasion, submission). (various references) | |
Arabic | قناعة (assurance, certainty, content, contentedness, contentment, persuasion, satisfaction, temperance), تجريم, إيمان راسخ, إقناع (inducement, lobbying, persuasion, pushing), إقتناع (acquisition), إستعداد لسماع الأدلة, إدانة (ban, condemnation, rap, sentence). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | убеждение (belief, opinion, persuasion, tenet), убеждаване (exhortation, persuasion, reassurance, suasion), осъждане (assize, condemnation, crimination, denouncement, denunciation, deprecation, reprobation, repudiation). (various references) | |
Chinese | 信念 (belief, faith). (various references) | |
Czech | usvìdèení (crimination), smýšlení, rozsudek (adjudication, decision, finding, judgement, judgment, sentence, verdict), přesvìdèení (persuasion), odsouzení (condemnation). (various references) | |
Danish | overbevisning (belief). (various references) | |
Dutch | overtuiging (belief). (various references) | |
Esperanto | konvinko (belief). (various references) | |
Finnish | vakaumus (assurance). (various references) | |
French | conviction (convection). (various references) | |
German | überzeugung (belief, certainty, convincing, persuasion, positiviness, staunchness, sureness). (various references) | |
Greek | καταδίκη (condemnation, damnation, doom, sentence), πεποίθηση (belief, conficence, credit, reliance). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שכ וע (convincing, persuasion, suasion, suggestion), חיוב (affirmation, obligation, positivity), "וכח" (admonition, demonstration, evidence, proof, reproof, substantiation), "רשע" (condemnation). (various references) | |
Hungarian | rábizonyítás, elítélés (condemnation, damning, disapprobation, doom). (various references) | |
Icelandic | sannfæring (belief). (various references) | |
Indonesian | itikad (belief, faith). (various references) | |
Italian | convinzione, condanna (condemnation, doom, sentence), colpevolezza (culpability, guilt, guiltiness), verdetto di colpevolezza, persuasione (persuasion). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 確信 (confidence), 確信 (confidence), 断罪 , 所信 (belief, opinion), 信念 (belief, faith), 不退転 (determination). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しょし" (belief, first trial, initial medical examination, initial resolution, letter, opinion, original intention), し"ね" (belief, faith, New Year), ふたいて" (determination), かくし" (confidence, core, innovation, kernel, reform), "ざい. (various references) | |
Korean | 확 (Assuring). (various references) | |
Manx | shickyrys (assurance, certainty, security, stability, steadfastness, sureness, validity), credjue (belief, confessional, creed, denomination, faith, religion). (various references) | |
Norwegian | overbevisning (belief). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | onvictioncay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | convicção (belief, certainty, confidence, faith, persuasion). (various references) | |
Romanian | credinţã (allegiance, belief, communion, confession, confidence, constancy, creed, denomination, faith, faithfulness, fidelity, hope, illusion, loyalty, persuasion, religion, standpoint, trust), convingere (belief, certitude, inducement, opinion, persuasion), condamnare (adjudgement, adjudgment, adjudication, blame, censure, condemnation, denunciation, reproof), principiu (fundamental, principle), pãrere (belief, conceit, dictum, estimate, estimation, hint, idea, judgement, mind, notion, opinion, paradox, say, thinking, verdict, view, voice), gând (anticipation, anxiety, brains, conceit, idea, imagination, intent, recollection, scheme, thinking, thought, wish), încredinţare (commitment, confidence, entrusting). (various references) | |
Russian | убеждение (belief, opinion, persuasion). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ubeđenje (assuredness, belief, persuasion), osuda (censure, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, disapproval, excoriation, verdict). (various references) | |
Spanish | condena (condemnation, condensation, disapproval). (various references) | |
Swedish | övertygelse (belief, persuasion), fällande (condemnation, felling, overthrow, pronouncement). (various references) | |
Turkish | suçlu bulma, mahkumiyet (condemnation), kanaat (opinion, reading), inanma (belief, confidence, credit, trust), inanç (affiance, belief, confidence, conscience, credence, credo, creed, cult, dogma, faith, faithfulness, opinion, opinions, persuasion, positiveness, reliance, religion, tenet), haklı olma (being right, justness), görüş (apprehension, argument, aspect, case, concept, estimation, eye, feeling, genius, horizon, idea, interest, notion, opinion, optical, outlook, position, sentiments, sight, thought, view, vision, visual). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | упевненість (assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, reliance, security, sureness, surety), засудження, переконання (belief, credo, creed, dogma, faith, notion, opinion, overpersuasion, persuasion, tenet). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự kết tội sự tin chắc, sự kết án (condemnation). (various references) | |
Welsh | argyhoeddiad, arddeliad (approval, unction). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | decreta, decreti, decretis, decreto, decretum. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "conviction": convictions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "conviction": preconviction, reconviction. (additional references) | |
Words containing "conviction": preconvictions, reconvictions. (additional references) | |
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"Conviction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: coniacian, conuiction, convicion, convictio, convinction, convintion, convition, Convitto, coviction. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "conviction" (pronounced kunvi"kshun) |
| 6 | -v i" k sh u n | eviction. |
| 5 | -i" k sh u n | fiction, addiction, affliction, benediction, constriction, contradiction, crucifixion, depiction, dereliction, diction, friction, infliction, interdiction, jurisdiction, nonfiction, prediction, restriction. |
| 4 | -k sh u n | faction, abstraction, abduction, action, advection, affection, attraction, auction, circumspection, collection, complexion, compunction, concoction, conduction, confection, conjunction, connection, construction, contraction, convection, correction, deconstruction, deduction, defection, destruction, detection, diffraction, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissatisfaction, dissection, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, ejection, election, erection, exaction, extinction, extraction, flexion, fraction, function, imperfection, inaction, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infraction, injection, injunction, inspection, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introduction, introspection, junction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, objection, obstruction, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, perfection, predilection, preelection, production, projection, protection, reaction, recollection, reconstruction, redirection, reduction, reelection, reflection, reinspection, reintroduction, rejection, reproduction, resurrection, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, section, seduction, selection, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-i-i-n-n-o-o-t-v" | |
-3 letters: coition, convict, nicotin. | |
-4 letters: iconic, notion, ovonic. | |
-5 letters: civic, conic, conin, conto, covin, ictic, inion, ionic, niton, onion, ontic, tonic, vinic. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-i-i-n-n-o-o-t-v" | |
+1 letter: convictions. | |
+2 letters: reconviction. | |
+3 letters: preconviction, reconvictions. | |
+4 letters: preconvictions. | |
+5 letters: postvaccination. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Historic 8. Quotations: Fiction | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Quotations: Spoken 11. Quotations: Speeches 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Derivations 18. Rhymes 19. Anagrams 20. Bibliography |
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