Conviction

Conviction

In law, a conviction is the verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime.

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    The Buddhist, who thanks no man, who says “Do not flatter your benefactors,” but who, in his conviction that every good deed can by no possibility escape its reward, will not deceive the benefactor by pretending that he has done more than he should, is a Transcendentalist.
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