condemned

American  

[kuhn-demd] / kənˈdɛmd /

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.

3. 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.

4. doomed to eternal punishment in hell; damned.

   At the Last Judgment, condemned sinners will offer excuses in vain.

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noun

1. Usually the condemned

   1. 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.

   2. 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.

Other Word Forms

• self-condemned adjective
• uncondemned adjective

Etymology

Origin of condemned

condemn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Yet hours later, she sharply condemned the capture of Maduro and demanded the U.S. free him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Neighbouring Latin American countries condemned the actions, as did Venezuela's long-term allies, Russia and China.

From BBC

Iran condemned it as a “blatant violation of national sovereignty.”

From Los Angeles Times

A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement condemned the strike and called on the U.S. to abide by international law.

From Barron's

The European Union and several member states strongly condemned the US sanctions.

From Barron's

Related Words

• convicted