as in justified
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
a suspension without pay is condign punishment for breaking the company's code of business ethics
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Recent Examples of condign
With all due respect, the U.S. Supreme Court has blundered in constitutionally shielding youths from condign punishment for violent felonies under the Eighth Amendment.
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Armstrong Williams,
Oc Register,
2 Sep. 2025
His sickness is condign affirmation of his manifold failures, arrogance and incompetence.
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Gerard Baker,
WSJ,
5 Oct. 2020
That means reversal of Scruton’s ritual humiliation — and equally condign sanctions against the man who willfully deceived his readers and the public about Scruton’s views.
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Kyle Smith,
National Review,
17 July 2019
Armstrong Williams,
Oc Register,
2 Sep. 2025
His sickness is condign affirmation of his manifold failures, arrogance and incompetence.
—
Gerard Baker,
WSJ,
5 Oct. 2020
That means reversal of Scruton’s ritual humiliation — and equally condign sanctions against the man who willfully deceived his readers and the public about Scruton’s views.
—
Kyle Smith,
National Review,
17 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condign
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For all of the justified concern over the potential for AI to automate work, the rise of AI babysitting points to how the technology is already changing jobs.
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True, the university’s effort to unload the property sparked a backlash that proved justified.
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Her new friends include Sam (Bianca Dumais), a rock-chick type who’s the same age as Franny and who has developed a reputation for promiscuity around town that doesn’t seem deserved.
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Trai Hume gives Sunderland the lead against Chelsea Sunderland dominate the first quarter of this match and take a deserved lead in the 25th minute via Trai Hume.
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But the Nahmads have not returned the piece, and now, a new ruling in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 16 gives Nahmad 30 days to return the canvas to its rightful owners.
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Reid, for all intents and purposes, casts the fictional league’s commissioner as the rightful big bad villain of Shane and Ilya’s story.
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The third reading of real gross domestic product is due.
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Both men have pleaded not guilty and are due in July for their separate cases.
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“Condign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condign. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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