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German
Etymology
ver- + urteilen (“to judge”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fərˈu(ː)rˌtaɪ̯lən/, /fɛr-/, , , , ,
Verb
verurteilen (weak, third-person singular present verurteilt, past tense verurteilte, past participle verurteilt, auxiliary haben)
- (law) to convict, condemn, sentence
Der Angeklagte wurde verurteilt.- The accused was convicted.
Der Angeklagte wurde zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilt.- The accused was sentenced to pay a fine.
2010, Der Spiegel, number 27/2010, page 109:Ein Gericht verurteilt einen Täter zu einer Strafe. Nachdem er sie verbüßt hat, ist der Rechtsfrieden wieder hergestellt: Seine Schuld ist getilgt, die Strafe söhnt ihn mit der Gesellschaft aus.- A court sentences a delinquent to a penalty. After he has served it, the lawful state is restored: His guilt is cleared, the punishment reconciles him with society.
- to condemn, strongly denounce
Die Regierung verurteilte den Terroranschlag.- The government condemned the terrorist attack.
- to judge, pass a moral judgment
Du hast kein Recht, andere zu verurteilen, nur weil sie sich nicht an deine Anstandsvorstellungen halten.- You have no right to judge others just because they don’t abide by your ideas of decency.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
verurteilen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
verurteilen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
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