All 3 Uses of
condemn
in
Things Fall Apart
- He is an exile, condemned for seven years to live in a strange land.
p. 133.5 *condemned = forced (into an undesired situation)
- He condemned openly Mr. Brown's policy of compromise and accommodation.
p. 184.1 *condemned = strongly criticized
- Okeke had not been on the best of terms with his master since he had strongly condemned Enoch's behaviour at the meeting of the leaders of the church during the night.
p. 189.1
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) force into an undesired activity or situation -- such as to legally sentence someone to punishment
or:
find guilty -- especially in court (and sometimes to death)
or:
provide the means of finding guilty -
(3)
(condemn as in: condemned the building) an official government finding that a building is not suitable to be occupied
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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.