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condenatorio

condemnatory

adjective kon-deh-nah-TOH-ryoh Rare

Also means

incriminating

Usage Note

Condenatorio is a legal and formal adjective describing a verdict, sentence, or statement that condemns. Sentencia condenatoria is a guilty verdict (as opposed to absolutoria). The feminine is condenatoria. It is rarely used in everyday speech but common in journalism and legal writing.

Examples

"El jurado emitió un veredicto condenatorio."

Natural Translation

The jury delivered a condemnatory verdict.

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