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to condemn

to condemn

46 4.8
To show by actions or facts that someone is guilty
  • verb
  • /kənˈdɛm/
translation icon : incriminar
  • We must remember not to make the mistake of condemning the pluribus for the sins of the unum.

They're struck with a bad conscience and secretly condemn themselves, he says.

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Examples

  • If you kill me, you will condemn yourself.

  • Hence, the bulk of American literature, film, and music was condemned in the most uncompromising terms.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Of course, it is easy to condemn the private sector for all its mistakes.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Your government is going to kill two Canadian citizens, an action condemned by the U.N. Home of the free, indeed.

  • This time the prisoner has been condemned on the evidence of a nun.

  • I beseech Your Grace to consider the innocence of the men who have been so unjustly condemned.

  • The evidence presented in court clearly condemned him for the crime he committed.

  • His reckless behavior condemns him in the eyes of the law once and for all.

  • The report condemns the company's unethical practices, highlighting their disregard for safety.

Synonyms

to convict
vsto condemn
  • Formal
921 4.0

Find someone guilty of a crime in a court

is a broader act of proving guilt often by their actions
to incriminate
vsto condemn
50 7.4

To make someone seem guilty of a crime by showing proof against them

is more about proving guilt directly rather than suggesting it
to inculpate
vsto condemn
  • Formal
1 9.9

To say someone is guilty of a crime

aims to demonstrate guilt with evidence rather than only imply it
to criminate
vsto condemn
  • Archaic
9.9

To say someone committed a crime, for example in court

is more about proving guilt, not only making an accusation

Antonyms

to exonerate
  • Formal
129 8.2

To say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

to absolve
  • Formal
50 7.2

Make someone officially free from blame, guilt, or responsibility

How Proven

to convict
  • Formal
921 4.0
to condemn
46 4.8
to show
1.0
to indicate
834 2.7
to suggest
2.1
to imply
367 3.5

Surface Forms

condemn infinitive
condemned past
condemned past participle
condemning present participle
condemns third person singular

Etymology

Condemn comes from Latin con- 'together' and damnare 'to judge or doom', and is the root of the English word damn. So when someone's actions 'condemn' them, those actions 'show' or 'judge' them guilty.