Both Uses
condemn
in
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
(Edited)
- "It is required of every man," the Ghost returned, "that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death."
p. 22.8 *condemned = forced (into an undesired situation)
- There is nothing on which it is so hard as poverty; and there is nothing it professes to condemn with such severity as the pursuit of wealth!
p. 48.9 *condemn = criticize
Definitions:
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(1)
(condemn as in: She condemned their plan) express strong criticism
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(2)
(condemn as in: was condemned to life in prison) to declare someone guilty of a crime and often sentence them to punishment; or more broadly, to cause someone to be judged guilty or doomed to an unwanted fate (as when evidence condemns a suspect)
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(3)
(condemn as in: condemned the building) an official government finding that a building is not suitable to be occupied
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In law, condemn can also refer to a legal real estate procedure in which the government forces someone to sell property to the government.