condemned

[ kuhn-demd ]
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adjective
  1. pronounced guilty; sentenced to punishment, especially capital punishment: A condemned man has the right to know how the execution will proceed.

  2. deemed or declared unfit for use or service: One of the condemned buildings is going to be demolished to make room for luxury apartments.

  1. viewed or spoken of with strong disapproval; judged as wrong or unacceptable, often formally: Apartheid, by universal agreement, is an inhumane, unjust, and condemned practice.

  2. doomed to eternal punishment in hell; damned: At the Last Judgment, condemned sinners will offer excuses in vain.

noun
  1. Usually the condemned .

    • the person or persons pronounced guilty in a court of law and sentenced to punishment, especially capital punishment:We join in prayer for the condemned, his victim, and their families.

    • the damned: The condemned are those who are full of themselves and laugh at their unrighteousness.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of condemn.

Origin of condemned

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Other words from condemned

  • self-con·demned, adjective
  • un·con·demned, adjective

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