Is 'defiant' the correct word?

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And on his ongoing trial on sodomy charges, Mr Anwar remains defiant that he will be exonerated.

"There's no reason why they can convict me. There's no reason they can ever do that! Not a shred of evidence," he said.

Is 'defiant' correctly.used? I feel that 'convinced' should be used instead.

Thanks in advance.

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@tanguatlay,

Defiant is correct, he is strongly resisting these charges. Convinced means he believes he is innocent, but does not mean he is fighting these charges.

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@tanguatlay,

defiant smacks of guilt so it would be an interesting choice of words

confident is a much better choice given the subsequent quotation

"on his ongoing trial on" is umm err onerous

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perhaps:
Mr Anwar remains defiant, confident he will be exonerated.

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@tanguatlay,

No, it's not quite right in that sentence.
He may well be defiant, but not followed by the "that..."-clause.

"Convinced" is okay, but I would prefer "adamant".

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@McTag,

Well thank you very much McTag, that is an excellent suggestion.

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@McTag,

you are a rock

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@laughoutlood,

You are incorrect to state that "defiant smacks of guilt."

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@Setanta,

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You are incorrect to state that "defiant smacks of guilt."

i dunno set, ino i couldnt resist the play on words and

i'd choose 'defiant' if i wanted to cast aspersions given a primary definition of defiant is disobedient

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@laughoutlood,

laughoutlood wrote:

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You are incorrect to state that "defiant smacks of guilt."

i dunno set, ino i couldnt resist the play on words and

i'd choose 'defiant' if i wanted to cast aspersions given a primary definition of defiant is disobedient

Is 'defiant' the correct word?

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