pièce de conviction

noun

An incriminating exhibit shown as evidence in a criminal case.

OriginFrench pièce de conviction →
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Meanings

noun
  1. datedlawAn incriminating exhibit shown as evidence in a criminal case.

Origin

  1. Frenchpièce de conviction
  2. Englishpièce de conviction

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

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APA

pièce de conviction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20conviction

MLA

“pièce de conviction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20conviction. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pièce de conviction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20conviction.

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