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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condemn.

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Examples

  • It is the latter which is intended to be invoked by Wells, not the former – but it is the former which derives any support from Descent, and the latter which Darwin condemns in Volume 1.

    Cue outrage in three, two, one… 2007

  • I cannot help thinking that Mahler's position as director of the Opera, and his consequent saturation in the music that his calling condemns him to study, is the cause of this.

    Musicians of To-Day Rolland, Romain, 1866-1944 1915

  • The judgment in English condemns you, where is there a judgment

    Toward the Gulf Edgar Lee Masters 1909

  • I cannot help thinking that Mahler's position as director of the Opera, and his consequent saturation in the music that his calling condemns him to study, is the cause of this.

    Musicians of To-Day Romain Rolland 1905

  • It seems to me that the very statement of this explanation, in plain English, condemns it as untenable.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • To be disapproved, that is, when the word condemns them, either as touching the faith or the holiness of the gospel; the which they must needs be, that are void of spiritual and heavenly judgment in the mysteries of the kingdom;

    Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

  • While it's difficult not to assume that because many anti-abortionists are also anti-contraception, they're more upset by the idea of sexual pleasure than by anything else, abortion does count as murder if you accept that embryos have souls and preventing them being born and potentially baptized condemns them to damnation.

    News from the House of Sticks - 2009

  • I can respect you and society may accept your sexuality, but the word condemns it.

    Think Progress » “Dogs aren’t born mooing, and people aren’t born gay.” 2006

  • In the process, however, he repeats one of the errors of the Bush administration that he condemns, which is to report only half-truths.

    When Giuliani was growing up 2007

  • All who are alert to do evil will be cut off, those whose mere word condemns a man, who ensnare the defender in court, and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.

    Positive prophecy 2005

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