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ENGLISH
PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Dale / USA |
E-mail: | dale_thomas2004@yahoo.com.br |
Data: | 30/MAI/2013 6:55 PM |
Assunto: | Convict x Condemn |
Mensagem: |
TO CONVICT = To find guilty. Obviously, this has to take place in a courtroom and comes at the end of a trial. TO CONDEMN = To punish. This is not necessarily linked to a courtroom or a trial. An accused murderer can be charged with killing someone, convicted of murder, and sentenced/condemned to death. Note he had a trial. An unfaithful husband can be condemned to a life of loneliness far from his bride. A boy who cannot swim falls into a lake and almost drowns. Perhaps he is condemned to a life of nightmares about water. Note there was no trial, no criminal charges, no conviction, etc. |