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fordeem

verb

Etymology

From Middle English fordemen, from Old English fordēman (“to condemn, sentence, doom; prejudice; decide”), from Proto-Germanic *fradōmijaną (“to condemn, damn”). By surface analysis, for- + deem. Cognate with Old High German fortuomen, furtuomen, Icelandic fordæma (“to condemn”), Dutch verdoemen.

  1. inherited from *fradōmijaną✻
  2. inherited from fordēman
  3. inherited from fordemen

Definitions

  1. To condemn.

    • Under Islamic canon law, known as sharia, fordeeming a man of rape needs the testimony of at least four muslim men as eyewitnesses to the deed of penetration.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA