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Translation

to condemn; to sentence

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Word origin

From French condamner, from Latin condemnare ('to sentence, to find guilty'), built from con- and damnare ('to inflict loss on'), from damnum ('loss, penalty'). English condemn and damn share the root.

Origin
French, from Latin
Root
condemnare
English cognates
condemn, damn, damage

Examples

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He was sentenced for the crime.

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Everyone condemned the war.

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Do not condemn a person before you have heard him.

Two senses, exactly as in English: a court a criminal a punishment, and public opinion behaviour it finds shameful.

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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 6: kondamni, teniso, pilko and 7 more words.