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condemned

adjective as in sentenced to punishment

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The suit notes that 18 condemned inmates previously had their sentences reduced by court order or executive clemency, and all were reassigned to other facilities through the normal assessment process.

Give him the benefit of hindsight and look at the previous junctures at which he was condemned for not bringing the war to a conclusion.

The Tripoli-based government then condemned what it called a "failed attempt" and a "serious act aimed at undermining security and stability, and damaging Libya's relations with the international community".

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An international group of lawyers has strongly condemned the "illegal" detention of a prominent Burkinabe lawyer and civil society leader in a military prison for more than a year.

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Popes frequently condemned trade with infidels, but some Italians replied, “Trade should be free and unhindered, even into the gates of Hell.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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