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condemned

[kuhn-demd] / kənˈdɛmd /
ADJECTIVE
sentenced to punishment
Synonyms


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Rabin had condemned the massacre, and Israel had outlawed the Kahanist organizations by the time of the press conference, less than three weeks later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

But the archdiocese source condemned "a culture of complicity and silence" among those around the cardinal, accusing them of helping to protect him.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

In the words of a condemned conspirator, “The people have conceived a sacred truth—that they do not exist for governments, but that governments must be organized for them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were among the many who condemned the court’s decision, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Legally barred from employment, housing, and welfare benefits—and saddled with thousands of dollars of debt—these people were shamed and condemned for failing to hold together their families.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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