Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postconviction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: post-con-vic-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring after a judicial conviction.

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Antonyms

preconviction

Questions

What does postconviction mean?: Occurring after a judicial conviction.
Where does postconviction come from?: 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.

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