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condemned

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //kənˈdɛmd// UK //kəndˈɛmd// con·demned

v. to say strongly that something is very wrong or bad. It is also used when a judge gives a punishment to a criminal.

v. to express strong disapproval of something on moral or ethical grounds; to sentence a defendant to a particular punishment. Transitive — requires a direct object.


SIMPLE

The world leaders condemned the violent attack.

CONTEXTUAL

The judge condemned the defendant to life in prison after the jury returned a guilty verdict.

COMPLEX

While the international community condemned the regime's actions in public statements, many nations continued to trade with them behind closed doors.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is transitive. When used for sentencing, it typically takes the preposition 'to' followed by the punishment.

Pitfall

The public condemned about the new law.The public condemned the new law.Condemn is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'about' before its object.

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