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

Rights groups say basic freedoms are heavily restricted in the country, and have condemned threats against opposition figures.

From Barron's

President Joseph Aoun condemned the spraying of what he described as "toxic substances", calling it a violation of Lebanese sovereignty and an environmental and health crime.

From BBC

Pope Leo XIV, who became bishop of Rome after Pope Francis’ death last spring, has forcefully condemned the administration’s aggressive tactics, calling them “extremely disrespectful.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mulino condemned the threat, insisting that Panama was a country that upholds the rule of law "and respects the decisions of the judiciary, which is independent of the central government."

From Barron's

Following the latest fatal crossing, opposition politicians have quickly condemned the Greek coastguard.

From BBC

Related Words

• convicted