reconviction

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noun

Conviction again or anew.

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Meanings

nounreconviction (countable and uncountable, plural reconvictions)

plural reconvictions

  1. countableuncountablelawConviction 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

Origin

From re- + conviction.

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APA

reconviction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconviction

MLA

“reconviction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconviction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconviction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconviction.

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