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Meanings of condign in English
Usage of condign in English
1
She turned upon her guest the cold eyes of a condign destiny.
2
There were many threats made against individuals, many condign-andlawless-punishmentspromised them.
3
He stood trembling, speechless, pale as ashes, expecting immediate and condign punishment.
4
What chance that he would even be able to escape condign punishment?
5
Our guerdon is shame in this world and condign punishment in the next.
6
So condign a humiliation, he argued, would altogether mar the harmony newly re-established.
7
He was caught and hauled away into the schoolroom to receive condign punishment.
8
Some of them were detected accordingly, and brought to condign punishment.
9
At the beginning of the week its fate seemed clear and its punishment condign.
10
At best his future in Egypt would be mere toleration; the worst, condign punishment.
11
How the Afghans regarded the invasion was evinced by condign slaughter of our stragglers.
12
Enraged at this, Noakes threatened the malcontents with condign punishment.
13
No clown or pantaloon was there to inflict condign punishment, because none was needed.
14
Even that trial was to be immediate, comprehensive, and condign.
15
There is a general outcry for his condign punishment.
16
His sentence was the torture of disappointment and envy, previous to a condign political death.
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United Kingdom
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