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    condign
    /kənˈdʌɪn/

    adjective

    • 1. (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved: formal "condign punishment was rare when the criminal was a man of high social standing"

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  2. Condign means suitable or right for a particular crime. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences with examples from the Hansard archive and other sources.

  3. Condign means deserved or appropriate, especially for punishment or justice. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. Use the adjective condign to describe a fair and fitting punishment, like the condign clean-up work assigned to a group of students after they made a big mess.

  5. Condign definition: well-deserved; fitting; adequate. See examples of CONDIGN used in a sentence.

  6. Condign means suitable or right for a particular crime. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find translations in Chinese and other languages.

  7. Condign means fitting or deserved, especially of a punishment for wrongdoing. It comes from Latin condignus, meaning very worthy. See synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of usage.

  8. Condign means fitting or appropriate and deserved, especially of punishment. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of condign from various sources, such as American Heritage, Collins, and Random House dictionaries.