English → Latin
“conviction” in Latin
convincōto convince; to conquer, establish; to convict, find guiltycomperiōto learn, discover, ascertain or find out; to verify; to find guiltypersuāsiōpersuasion (act of); belief, opinionet cēteraet cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar
The English word conviction itself goes back to Latin convincō, through convictiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conviction
The finding, or being fourd, guilty; circumlocution with convictus, compertus, etc. [ ☞ Convictio, in this sense, not Latin.] If it is his second conviction, on a charge of this kind, si quo in pari ante peccato convictus sit (Cic.): [If it is not necessary to distinguish between conviction and condemnation, Vid: CONDEMNATION.]
Full persuasion, persuasio; but mostly by circumlocution with persuasum habere, etc. [Vid: “to be convinced, ’ under CONVINCE]. To entertain a full or firm conviction, persuasissimum habere; plenum persuasionis esse; mihi persuasissimum est; plane non dubito, quin certe scio (absolutely, and with accusative and infinitive).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conviction?
- The usual Latin words for “conviction” are convincō, comperiō, persuāsiō; also et cētera. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.