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con·demn
(kən-dĕm′)tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns
1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. See Synonyms at criticize.
2. To pronounce judgment against; sentence: condemned the felons to prison.
3. To judge or declare to be unfit for use or consumption, usually by official order: condemn an old building.
4. To force (someone) to experience, endure, or do something: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (George Santayana).
5. To lend credence to or provide evidence for an adverse judgment against: were condemned by their actions.
6. Law To appropriate (property) for public use.
[Middle English condemnen, from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + damnāre, to sentence (from damnum, penalty).]
con·dem′na·ble (-dĕm′nə-bəl) adj.
con·dem′na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.
con·demn′er (-dĕm′ər), con·dem′nor (-dĕm′ər, -dĕm-nôr′) n.
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condemn
(kənˈdɛm)vb (tr)
1. to express strong disapproval of; censure
2. (Law) to pronounce judicial sentence on
3. to demonstrate the guilt of: his secretive behaviour condemned him.
4. to judge or pronounce unfit for use: that food has been condemned.
5. to compel or force into a particular state or activity: his disposition condemned him to boredom.
[C13: from Old French condempner, from Latin condemnāre, from damnāre to condemn; see damn]
condemnable adj
conˈdemnably adv
ˌcondemˈnation n
conˈdemner n
conˈdemningly adv
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con•demn
(kənˈdɛm)v.t.
1. to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
2. to sentence to punishment, esp. a severe punishment: to condemn a murderer to death.
3. to pronounce to be guilty.
4. to force into a specified, usu. unhappy state: condemned by lack of education to a life of poverty.
5. to give grounds for convicting or censuring: His acts condemn him.
6. to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service: to condemn an old building.
7. Law. to acquire ownership of for a public purpose under the right of eminent domain.
[1350–1400; Middle English condempnen < Anglo-French, Old French condem(p)ner < Latin condemnāre. See con-, damn]
con•dem′na•ble (-nə bəl) adj.
con•dem′na•bly, adv.
con•dem•na•to•ry (-nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
con•demn′er (-ˈdɛm ər) con•dem′nor (-ˈdɛm ər, -dɛmˈnɔr) n.
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condemn
Past participle: condemned
Gerund: condemning
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| Verb | 1. | condemn - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" denounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis" |
| 2. | condemn - declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building was condemned by the inspector" explode - drive from the stage by noisy disapproval declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" | |
| 3. | condemn - compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence" | |
| 4. | condemn - demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her" attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" attaint - condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted" | |
| 5. | condemn - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" foredoom - doom beforehand declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" reprobate - abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner" | |
| 6. | condemn - appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" confiscate, impound, sequester, seize, attach - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" |
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condemn
verb
1. denounce, damn, criticize, disapprove, censure, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), reprove, upbraid, excoriate, reprehend, blame, flame (informal) Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence.
denounce approve, praise, acclaim, applaud, compliment, commend, condone, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)
denounce approve, praise, acclaim, applaud, compliment, commend, condone, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)
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condemn
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Translations
يَحْكُم عَلىيُدينُيُدين، يَنْتَقِديَقْضي بِعَدَم صَلاحِيَّة الشَّيء
odsouditodsoudit kprohlásit za nepoužitelnéobvinit
fordømmekondemneredømme
condenardeclarar en ruina (a building)
tuomita
osuditi
szanál
dæmadæma ónÿtan eîa ónothæfanfordæma
非難する
비난하다
mirtininkų kameranuteisimasnuteistipripažinti netinkamu
atzīt par nederīgunosodītnotiesāt
uznať za nepoužívateľné
obsoditi
fördöma
ประณาม
kınamakkullanılmaz olduğunu bildirmekmahkûm etmekayıplamakçarptırmak
chỉ trích
condemn
[kənˈdem] VT (= sentence, censure) → condenar; [+ building] → declarar en ruina; [+ food] → declarar insalubreto condemn sb to death → condenar a algn a muerte
the condemned cell → la celda de los condenados a muerte
the condemned man → el reo de muerte
such conduct is to be condemned → tal conducta es censurable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
condemn
[kənˈdɛm] vt (= criticize) [+ decision, action] → condamner
The government has condemned the decision → Le gouvernement a condamné cette décision.
The government has condemned the decision → Le gouvernement a condamné cette décision.
(CONSTRUCTION) [+ building] → condamner
to be condemned to death → être condamné(e) à mort
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
condemn
vt
(= censure) → verurteilen
(Jur: = sentence) → verurteilen; to condemn somebody to death/10 years’ imprisonment → jdn zum Tode/zu 10 Jahren Gefängnis verurteilen; the condemned man → der zum Tode Verurteilte; the condemned cell → die Todeszelle
(fig) → verdammen, verurteilen (to zu)
(= declare unfit) building, slums → für abbruchreif erklären; ship → für nicht mehr seetüchtig erklären; these houses are/should be condemned → diese Häuser stehen auf der Abrissliste/sollten abgerissen werden; the fruit was condemned as unfit for consumption → das Obst wurde für den Verzehr ungeeignet erklärt
(US Jur) → beschlagnahmen; land → enteignen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
condemn
[kənˈdɛm] vt (person) → condannare; (declare unfit, building) → dichiarare inagibile; (food) → dichiarare immangiabileto condemn sb to death → condannare qn a morte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
condemn
(kənˈdem) verb1. to criticize as morally wrong or evil. Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child.
2. to sentence to (a punishment). She was condemned to death.
3. to declare (a building) to be unfit to use. These houses have been condemned.
condemnation (kondemˈneiʃən) nouncondemned cell
a cell for a prisoner under sentence of death.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
condemn
→ يُدينُ odsoudit fordømme verurteilen καταδικάζω condenar tuomita condamner osuditi condannare 非難する 비난하다 veroordelen dømme potępić condenar осуждать fördöma ประณาม kınamak chỉ trích 谴责Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
condemn
v. condenar.
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