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• past participle of condemn.
• past tense form of condemn.

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

See Examples For:

condemned

The US-based World Central Kitchen condemned the decision calling it "inconsistent with the full truth and deeply offensive".

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Romanian President Nicusor Dan condemned the incident, while Ukraine informed Romania that the naval drone did not belong to them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The NOC condemned similar attacks in past days in Zawiya, including two drone strikes on a naphtha reservoir and a water desalination plant.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

When the district attorney later dropped the investigation, citing lack of evidence, Hahn publicly condemned Bycel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Stories reported in the papers condemned Booth by name in the most unforgiving, vicious language.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Related Words

• convicted