To criticize or express strong disapproval of
“Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence.”
To have a strong dislike or aversion to
“We cannot help but condemn and hate the drunkenness, the pride, the selfishness, the lust, and a thousand other devilish things that are carried on around us.”
To accuse, blame or pronounce (someone) guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
“The Central Committee made the decision to expel Simango from the organization, to condemn him for the crime of high treason.”
To penalize someone for a punishable offense
“As punishment, she would condemn me to a whole hour of being forced to listen to Phil Collins singing Sususudio on loop.”
To consign or destine someone to an undesirable fate
“Yet it would be faithless of me to condemn him to a fate of unspeakable wretchedness, such as would surely await him at the hands of the goblin knights.”
To say defamatory things about someone or something
To put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them
To prohibit or make illegal by law
To bring bad luck or misfortune to, typically via voodoo or witchcraft
To issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
To banish or exile somebody from a place
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