Suicide Replaces Homicide as Second-Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Teenagers. by Alicia VanOrman and Beth Jarosz. (June 2016) Suicides have become the second-leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States, surpassing homicide deaths, which dropped to third on the list (see Figure 1). The teenage suicide rate increased from 8 deaths per 100,000 in 1999 to 8.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2014.
conviction noun [ C/U ] (CRIME) âº the act of deciding officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a particular crime: [ C ] His criminal record includes convictions for robberies in several states.
Conviction(noun) a judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal. Conviction(noun) the act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation. Conviction(noun) the state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience. Conviction. In general, conviction means a strong persuasion or belief. It also means the state of being convinced.