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precondemn

American

[pree-kuhn-dem] / ˌpri kənˈdɛm /

verb (used with object)

to condemn beforehand, as before a legitimate trial.

Other Word Forms

precondemnation

noun

Etymology

Origin of precondemn

First recorded in 1625–35; pre- + condemn

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