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Conviction
- noun - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"
- an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
Convictism
- - The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
Convincing
- verb - causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
Convoluted
- verb - Coiled, twisted, complex.
- Complex
- curl, wind, or twist together
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"
- rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal"
Convolutes
- verb - curl, wind, or twist together
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"
Convolving
- verb - curl, wind, or twist together
Convolvuli
- noun - any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
Convulsing
- verb - be overcome with laughter
- cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
- contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"
- make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
- move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
- shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
Convulsion
- noun - a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
- a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"
- a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"
- violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles