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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English conviction English postconviction From post- + conviction.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Occurring 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:

Antonyms

preconviction