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misconviction

misconviction noun: the erroneous conviction of a person who is not guilty of the crime of which they are convicted.

Noun

misconviction (countable and uncountable, plural misconvictions)

  1. The erroneous conviction of a person who is not guilty of the crime of which they are convicted.

Forms of misconviction

pluralmisconvictions

Origin of misconviction

From mis- + conviction.

Questions about misconviction

What does misconviction mean?
Misconviction means the erroneous conviction of a person who is not guilty of the crime of which they are convicted.
What part of speech is misconviction?
Misconviction is a noun.
What is the plural of misconviction?
The plural of misconviction is misconvictions.

Words near misconviction in the dictionary

  1. misconveyance
  2. misconveyed
  3. misconveying
  4. misconveys
  5. misconvicted
  6. misconviction
  7. misconvictions
  8. miscook
  9. miscooked
  10. miscooking
  11. miscooks

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