condemnsomeoneto (do)something
phrasal verbwithcondemnverb[T]uk/kənˈdem/us/kənˈdem/
to say what thepunishmentof someone who hascommittedaseriouscrimewill be:
She wascondemnedtodeathandexecutedtwoweekslater.
[often passive]They werecondemnedtospendtherestoftheirlivesinprison.
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Death penalties
- behead
- boots on the groundidiom
- burn
- capital punishment
- chair
- condemn
- condemned
- crucify
- death warrant
- decapitate
- decapitation
- electrocution
- firing squad
- gibbet
- guillotine
- hang
- hanging
- hangman
- stake
- the electric chair