the act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.-a judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal.-the act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.-the state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.