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In literature, the term "condemn" is employed in a variety of contexts to convey both formal judgment and moral disapproval. At times it appears in a legalistic or punitive sense, as characters are sentenced to severe penalties or even death ([1], [2], [3]), underscoring the irrevocable nature of the verdict imposed upon them. In other instances, it functions as a vehicle for broader societal or ethical indictment—denouncing actions such as violence and greed ([4], [5]) or critiquing the readiness to pass judgment without sufficient insight ([6], [7]). Additionally, its use can reveal the tension between authority and individual conscience, inviting readers to question the fairness and implications of such judgments. Through these varied applications, "condemn" becomes a potent literary device that interrogates the interplay of justice, morality, and personal responsibility.
  1. For punishment I condemn you to spend the rest of the night with me in company of these worthy people.
    — from The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Andrew Lang
  2. Let us condemn him to the most shameful death; for by His own sayings He shall be respected.
    — from The City of God, Volume II by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine
  3. May it please the chamber to condemn my client to the fine?” “An abrogated text,” said the advocate extraordinary of the king.
    — from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
  4. Both condemn covetousness as a great sin. 321.
    — from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
  5. I condemn all violence in the education of a tender soul that is designed for honour and liberty.
    — from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne
  6. I could not, however, yet resolve to condemn him.
    — from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  7. And Jesus said: Neither will I condemn thee.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete

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