Dömd

Dömd is a Swedish adjective formed from the verb döma, meaning to judge. It denotes that someone has been judged or sentenced by a court, or more generally that someone or something is morally condemned or doomed. In legal language it often appears in constructions such as "blev dömd till ..." meaning "was sentenced to ..." and "den dömde mannen" meaning "the convicted man." In a figurative sense it can refer to a plan, action, or person that is doomed or fated to fail, as in a literary use.

Etymology: Dömd comes from döma, with the past participle suffix -d. The verb döma traces back to Old Norse dómr and Proto-Germanic *domô, related to words in other Germanic languages meaning judgment or tribunal. The related noun dom means judgment or ruling; English doom shares a distant origin in the sense of judgment or fate.

Usage notes: The term can be used in both legal and non-legal contexts, but does not itself specify guilt or innocence. It is typically paired with verbs like vara (is/was), bli (become), or bli dömd till [to be sentenced to]. In translations, dömd can be rendered as "judged," "convicted," "sentenced," or "doomed," depending on context. Examples: Han blev dömd till tre års fängelse. Den dömde mannen överklagade domen.