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Condign

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Adjective

1. condign

fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment

Example Sentences:
'condign censure'

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Condign

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adjective
(esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved

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Condign

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adjective
deserved; suitable
said esp. of punishment for wrongdoing

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Condign

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adj.
Deserved; adequate: "On sober reflection, such worries over a man's condign punishment seemed senseless" (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.)

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