Meanings
adjectivepostconviction (not comparable)
- not comparableOccurring after a judicial conviction.
The question for the court in this case was whether state courts, in considering postconviction appeals from criminal defendants, are bound by the same rule of nonretroactivity.
2008 February 21, Linda Greenhouse, “Justices Rule on Retroactivity of Decisions”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Englishconviction
- Englishpostconviction
From post- + conviction.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
postconviction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postconviction
MLA
“postconviction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postconviction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postconviction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postconviction.
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