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con·demn / kənˈdem/ • v. [tr.] 1. express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure. 2. find (someone) guilty of a criminal act or wrong. ∎ sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, esp. death: the rebels had been condemned to death. ∎ (usu. be condemned) officially declare (something, esp. a building) to be unfit for use. ∎ prove or show the guilt of. ∎ (of circumstances) force (someone) to endure something unpleasant or undesirable: the physical ailments that condemned him to a lonely childhood. DERIVATIVES: con·dem·na·ble / -ˈdem(n)əbəl/ adj. con·dem·na·tion / ˌkändemˈnāshən; -dəm-/ n. con·dem·na·to·ry / -ˈdemnəˌtôrē/ adj. |
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"condemn." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "condemn." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-condemn.html "condemn." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-condemn.html |
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CONDEMNTo adjudge or find guilty of a crime and sentence. To declare a building or ship unsafe for use or occupancy. To decide that a navigable vessel is a prize or is unfit for service. To take privately owned land for public use in exchange for just compensation by virtue of the power ofeminent domain. |
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"Condemn." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Condemn." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701035.html "Condemn." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701035.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "condemn." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "condemn." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-condemn.html T. F. HOAD. "condemn." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-condemn.html |
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•ahem, Belém, Clem, condemn, contemn, crème de la crème, em, gem, hem, Jem, LibDem, phlegm, pro tem, rem, Shem, stem, them
•carpe diem, per diem
•proem • idem • modem • diadem
•mayhem • Bethlehem • ad hominem
•ad valorem • brainstem
•apophthegm (US apothegm)
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"condemn." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "condemn." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-condemn.html "condemn." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-condemn.html |
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