Condign - English meaning
Condign – definitions in English dictionary
adjective(of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.
Usage examples:
Condign punishment was rare when the criminal was a man of high social standing
adjectiveCondign punishment is suitable or right for a particular crime
Usage examples:
Expropriation of property seemed condign punishment for treason.
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Word origin
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘worthy, appropriate’): from Old French condigne, from Latin condignus, from con- ‘altogether’ + dignus ‘worthy’.
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