reconviction en · NOUN
Etymology
From re- + conviction.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Conviction 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reconvictions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |