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döma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • condemn verb To strongly criticise something as wrong or unacceptable.
  • deem verb To regard or judge something as being a certain way, based on one's opinion or assessment.
  • judge noun A public official who presides over court cases and delivers rulings.
  • officiate verb To perform the official duties of a position, especially presiding over a ceremony.
  • referee noun The official who enforces the rules during a sports match.
  • sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.

Senses

döma is used for these senses in English:

  • adjudicate (transitive) To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
  • condemn (transitive) To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence
  • deem (ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
  • judge (ambitransitive) To criticize or label another person or thing; to be judgmental toward.
  • officiate (intransitive, transitive, sports) To serve as umpire or referee.
  • referee To act as a referee.
  • sentence (transitive) To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.

condemn — full definition

  1. verb To strongly criticise something as wrong or unacceptable.
  2. verb To officially declare a building unsafe for use.
  3. verb To sentence someone to a punishment, especially death.

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