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Condign

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

Deserving or suitable; fitting; appropriate.

Sample Sentence: The students received condign punishment for cheating on the exam.

Sense 2:

In accordance with deserved punishment; just.

Sample Sentence: The criminal finally faced condign justice for his heinous crimes.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1:

In a just or deserved manner.

Sample Sentence: The defendant was sentenced condignly for his crimes.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

(Obsolete) To deserve; to be worthy of.

Sample Sentence: His noble actions condign praise and recognition.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

(Obsolete) That which is merited or deserved.

Sample Sentence: They strived for condign and fair treatment in their workplace.

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