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reconviction

reconviction noun: conviction again or anew.

Noun

reconviction (countable and uncountable, plural reconvictions)

  1. Conviction again or anew.
    • Only Illinois and New York, besides Texas, have had more convictions overturned by genetic testing than Dallas County, a fact attributable in part to evidence retained to assure reconviction in the event of a successful appeal.2007 June 3, Ralph Blumenthal, “For Dallas, New Prosecutor Means an End to the Old Ways”, in New York Times

Forms of reconviction

pluralreconvictions

Origin of reconviction

From re- + conviction.

Questions about reconviction

What does reconviction mean?
Reconviction means conviction again or anew.
What part of speech is reconviction?
Reconviction is a noun.
What is the plural of reconviction?
The plural of reconviction is reconvictions.

Words near reconviction in the dictionary

  1. reconveying
  2. reconveys
  3. reconvict
  4. reconvicted
  5. reconvicting
  6. reconviction
  7. reconvictions
  8. reconvicts
  9. reconvince
  10. reconvinced
  11. reconvinces

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