deemed

[deemd]

adjective

1. assumed or judged.

   No one ships cars here from the United States—it would cost you 85% duty on the deemed value of the car!

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of deem.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deemed¹

deem ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Police deemed the case a lawful self-defense homicide—even though they had no one claiming they killed Fedrick in self-defense.

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They weren't criminals - they were females deemed in need of "re-education".

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That protection will be "regularly reviewed" and refugees will be forced to return to their home countries once they are deemed safe, it added.

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None were deemed “substantiated,” which the Sheriff’s Department defines on its website as “an allegation that was investigated and determined to have occurred.”

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Gemini, which Chan deemed better at interpretation, would read incoming emails to evaluate customer needs.

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