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postconviction

adj

Etymology

From post- + conviction.

  1. derived from convictiō
  2. derived from conviction
  3. inherited from conviction
  4. prefixed as postconviction — “post + conviction”

Definitions

  1. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA