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precondemn, v.|priːkənˈdɛm|
[f. pre- A. 1 + condemn v.]
trans. To condemn beforehand. Hence precondemned |-ˈdɛmd|, precondemning |-ˈdɛmɪŋ| ppl. adjs.; precondemnation |-dɛmˈneɪʃən|.
a1631Donne Serm. (ed. Alford) IV. 220 Not things which make him an unmerciful, a cruel, a precondemning God. 1633Prynne Histrio-Mastix Ep. Ded. *iv, They will quite reject and precondemne them, ere they have once examined them. 1847Webster, Precondemnation. 1864Realm 30 Mar. 2 The Judge of the Assize Court of Aix..sate as judge, having precondemned the prisoner in his own mind. 1890Talmage Manger to Throne 587 There stood Jesus..the pre-condemned victim of an ecclesiastical..mob. |