conviction
noun
LAW uk/kənˈvɪkʃən/ us [ C ]
a decision made by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime:
have a conviction for sth He has two previous convictions for tax evasion.
[ U ]
the process of proving in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime:
Too many defendants are escaping conviction because the case against them was poorly presented.