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condemn (someone or something) as (something)

To judge someone or something harshly and unfavorably. The other troops have condemned me as a traitor. The actress was quick to condemn the report as slander.
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condemn (someone or something) for (something)

To judge someone or something harshly for a particular action. The other troops have condemned me for consorting with a known enemy. The actress was quick to condemn the newspaper for spreading lies about her.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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It was a condemnable act and must be discussed in the House, she added.
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The prevailing protest demonstrations being staged meant to curb the Freedom of Press by some elements including Sunni Itehad Council and others are condemnable.
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They were unanimous in their view that it was a condemnable act on Pakistan's part, and added that they were with Sarabjit's family in their hour of grief.
India reacts with anger, dismay over Sarabjit's death in Pakistan (Update/Sarabjit Singh/Death)
Subjecting them to brutal violence by police warden is condemnable.
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Depriving innocent people from their rights was injustice and highly condemnable.
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'Apoplectic' BJP slams Shivanand Tiwari for targetting RSS chief
Talking to reporter, he said that innocent Muslims were beheaded in Burma and international community kept mum which was condemnable.
PML-N leader condemns killings of Rohingya Muslims
Jamali said unfortunate incident involving Sana Mirza, the Joint Secretary of KUJ, was extremely condemnable.
Journalists take exception to manhandling of colleagues
Singh said Jethmalani's remark on Lord Ram is condemnable.
'Jethmalani defended killers of Indira, Rajiv in court': Digvijay Singh
Imran said, "I am stunned and grieved at most condemnable terror attack in Karachi on citizens belonging to a most peaceful community.
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Fawad said the barbarity expressed by terrorists is highly condemnable
KPCCI announces three days mourning over tragic attack on Army Public school
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