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pièce de conviction

pièce de conviction noun: an incriminating exhibit shown as evidence in a criminal case.

Noun

pièce de conviction

  1. (dated) An incriminating exhibit shown as evidence in a criminal case.

Origin of pièce de conviction

Borrowed from French pièce de conviction; first use appeared c. 1840.

Questions about pièce de conviction

What does pièce de conviction mean?
Pièce de conviction means an incriminating exhibit shown as evidence in a criminal case.
What part of speech is pièce de conviction?
Pièce de conviction is a noun.

Words near pièce de conviction in the dictionary

  1. Pizzuti
  2. Pizzutis
  3. Pizzuto
  4. Pizzutos
  5. pièce d'occasion
  6. pièce de conviction
  7. pièce de résistance
  8. pièce montée
  9. pièces d'occasion
  10. pièces de résistance
  11. pièces montées

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