condemn sb to (do) sth - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

phrasal verb

Definition

to say what the punishment of someone who has committed a serious crime will be

She was condemned to death and executed two weeks later.

[often passive] They were condemned to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

(Definition of condemn sb to (do) sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot

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