All 3 Uses
condemn
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- Your word on this will condemn us or absolve us.†
Book 2 *
- I watched Aro's face as Garrett's words condemned him, waiting tensely for some response.†
Book 3
- And our witness is that this condemned family is innocent.†
Book 3 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(condemn as in: She condemned their plan) express strong criticism
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(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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(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.