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See Also:

• past tense form of condemn.
• past participle 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

Derived Forms

• uncondemned
  adjective
• self-condemned
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of condemned

condemn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Condemned to death after France’s liberation in 1945 for leading the collaborationist Vichy regime, his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in the Citadel.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2022

Condemned inmates had the choice between injection and electrocution, meaning that opting for the former would in essence leave the state unable to carry out the sentence.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2022

Condemned by his government, his leaders and the public, Dreyfus maintained his innocence and patriotism with dignity and composure.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2020

Condemned prison inmates in Texas for years could write final statements knowing officials would release them to the public after they were executed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2019

Condemned prisoners on Alabama's death row unit are housed in windowless concrete buildings that are notoriously hot and uncomfortable.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Related Words

• convicted