Translation
to condemn; to sentence
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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