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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

to convict vs. to condemn

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Would you please tell me the different between the two verbs "to convict" and "to condemn"?
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Legally, to convict is to satisfy the legal definition of guilt and bring punishment to a guilty person; whereas to condemn is to accuse and publicize one’s feeling that a person is guilty of something unpleasant. This is a loose definition of the difference.

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  • Legally, to convict is to satisfy the legal definition of guilt and bring punishment to a guilty person; whereas to condemn is to accuse and publicize one’s feeling that a person is guilty of something unpleasant.
  • This is a loose definition of the difference.
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Legally, to convict is to satisfy the legal definition of guilt and bring punishment to a guilty person; whereas to condemn is to accuse and publicize one’s feeling that a person is guilty of something unpleasant. This is a loose definition of the difference.
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