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Legal Terms – conviction
(as defined by the Bail Act of 1976): A judgment of *guilty or an acquittal due to insanity in criminal proceedings. A magistrates' court's determination that the defendant committed the alleged offense. 2. Any conclusion (except from one of insanity) made during criminal or care proceedings that a person has committed an offense or carried out the act for which he is charged (for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974).
(as defined by the Bail Act of 1976): A judgment of *guilty or an acquittal due to insanity in criminal proceedings. A magistrates' court's determination that the defendant committed the alleged offense. 2. Any conclusion (except from one of insanity) made during criminal or care proceedings that a person has committed an offense or carried out the act for which he is charged (for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974).
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