condemned

[ kuhn-demd ]

adjective

1. pronounced guilty; sentenced to punishment, especially capital punishment:

   A condemned man has the right to know how the execution will proceed.

2. deemed or declared unfit for use or service:

   One of the condemned buildings is going to be demolished to make room for luxury apartments.

3. viewed or spoken of with strong disapproval; judged as wrong or unacceptable, often formally:

   Apartheid, by universal agreement, is an inhumane, unjust, and condemned practice.

4. doomed to eternal punishment in hell; damned:

   At the Last Judgment, condemned sinners will offer excuses in vain.

noun

1. Usually the condemned.
   1. the person or persons pronounced guilty in a court of law and sentenced to punishment, especially capital punishment:

      We join in prayer for the condemned, his victim, and their families.

   2. the damned:

      The condemned are those who are full of themselves and laugh at their unrighteousness.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of condemn ( def ).

Other Words From

• self-con·demned adjective
• un·con·demned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of condemned¹

condemn ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

The country's solicitor general, Jorge Messias, condemned what he said was a deliberate attack and vowed a full investigation into the blasts would be launched.

From BBC

He has relentlessly condemned Merrick Garland, Biden’s attorney general, as well as special counsel Jack Smith, who charged Trump with election subversion and theft of classified documents.

From Slate

The pair were demanding action against Paty, who they condemned as a "thug" and wanted removed.

From BBC

Although America’s CEOs and financiers largely condemned Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021, they all but made peace with his political return this year—tempering their onetime critiques of the candidate and the GOP, hedging their bets in the lead-up to Election Day, forbidding their media apparatuses from endorsing Kamala Harris, and lining up to kiss the ring soon after Trump’s win became clear.

From Slate

The violence was condemned by leaders across Europe, the US and Israel.

From BBC

Related Words

• convicted