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Judgment wearing a judge's robe but swinging a mob's torch.

means A formal, severe judgment that declares someone or something wholly wrong, guilty, or unacceptable.

from From Latin condemnare — 'con' (thoroughly, altogether) plus 'damnare' (to damn, to inflict loss or harm on), the same damnare that gives us 'damn' and 'damage.' So condemnation was built from the start to mean a complete, no-exceptions verdict — not a gentle critique but a total sentencing, carried into English through Old French condemnation.

legal root
from Latin condemnare, to sentence fully
used for
buildings, sins, and ex-friends alike
social version
consensus disguised as moral clarity
irony
often louder than the crime it punishes
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