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condemn
(redirected from condemnatory)

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condemn someone as something
to blame or judge someone as being something bad. The team condemned Larry as a traitor. Max was condemned as a common thief.

condemn someone for something

to blame or judge someone for something or for having done something. I really can't condemn her for doing it. I would have done the same too. Don't condemn yourself for the accident. It was no one's fault.

condemn someone to something

[for a judge] to sentence someone to something; to relegate someone to a particular punishment. By confessing, he condemned himself to many years in prison. I don't want to condemn you to a life of unpleasantness.


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Instead of making condemnatory statements against others, I would advise Mr.
Truly, we must make provision for both sides of this religious and social chasm, not point the condemnatory finger.
WHILE the UN Human Rights Council will , on September 29, be discussing the Richard Goldstone report - which is so condemnatory of every aspect of the operation against Gaza - we learn that the Labour Friends of Israel (many of whom are cabinet ministers) are having Ehud Barak as their guest to dinner in Brighton on that same day.
 
 
 
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