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condemned

[kuhn-demd] / kənˈdɛmd /
ADJECTIVE
sentenced to punishment
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The Trevor Project, a crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, condemned the ruling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Leo XIV, the first US-born pope, has repeatedly condemned the war and called for dialogue.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Szijjarto initially condemned the Russia allegations as fake news, but then argued it was "perfectly natural" to consult with allies.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

An overwhelming majority of the bishops voted for a declaration in November that denounced a “climate of fear” and condemned “the indiscriminate mass deportation of people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

On a warm Good Friday morning, I walked out of a Birmingham jail with an innocent man who had been condemned on Alabama's death row for nearly thirty years.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson