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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary to impose a judicial punishment on //doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard //the judge solemnly pronounced his doom before a hushed courtroom
- a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand //it was her doom to be haunted by the memory of that terrible day
- the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities //met his doom at the hands of a rampaging rhinocerosSynonymsRelated Words
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dormerFirst Known Use
1592, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Middle French dormeor dormitory, from Latin dormitoriumdot
to impose a judicial punishment on //doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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noun
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard //the judge solemnly pronounced his doom before a hushed courtroom
- a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand //it was her doom to be haunted by the memory of that terrible day
- the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities //met his doom at the hands of a rampaging rhinocerosSynonymsRelated Words
Illustration
dormerFirst Known Use
1592, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Middle French dormeor dormitory, from Latin dormitoriumdot
noun