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| con·demn [ kən dém ] (past and past participle con·demned, present participle con·demn·ing, 3rd person present singular con·demns) |
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1. give somebody legal sentence: to make a judicial pronouncement stating what punishment has been imposed on a person found guilty of a crime, especially in the case of a heavy penalty or a death sentence
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2. consider somebody or something guilty: to judge that somebody or something is to blame for something
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3. say somebody or something is bad: to state that somebody or something is in some way wrong or unacceptable
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4. make somebody experience something: to force somebody to experience something very unpleasant, especially something permanent or long-lasting
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5. ban use or consumption of something: to issue an official order saying that something such as a building is unfit to be used
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6. prove somebody guilty: to serve as proof of the guilt of somebody
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7. law appropriate property: to take property under eminent domain for public use
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin condemnare "pass final sentence" < damnare (see damn)] |
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