fordeem

English

Etymology

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

Verb

fordeem (third-person singular simple present fordeems, present participle fordeeming, simple past and past participle fordeemed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To condemn.
   • 2015, LT Wolf, The World King - Book I: The Reckoning:

     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.

Synonyms

• forjudge

Anagrams

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