condemn to

condemn (someone) to (something)

To assign one a particular fate or punishment. That criminal has been condemned to a life of hard labor.

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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.

See also: condemn

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