dënuar

Dënuar is an Albanian word used as an adjective and as a past participle meaning condemned or sentenced. It is applied to describe a person who has been found guilty by a court or penalized under the law, as well as to indicate that a penalty has been imposed. In legal and media language, dënuar is commonly used in phrases that specify the punishment, such as being fined or imprisoned.

Morphology and usage: The term agrees with gender and number. Masculine singular is i dënuar, feminine singular is e dënuar, and plural is të dënuar. The related noun is dënim, meaning punishment or sentence. The word is derived from a root related to condemnation, with the -uar suffix forming a past participle/adjective.

Common contexts: Dënuar is frequent in legal documents, court rulings, and news reporting. It can describe a person as a convicted individual or refer to penalties that have been imposed. Examples of phrases include i dënuar me gjobë (fined) and i dënuar me burg (sentenced to prison).

Example sentences: Ai u dënuar me dy vjet burg. Grupi u dënuar me gjobë për shkelje të rregullave. Gruaja e dënuar me pezullim të të drejtave do të përfundojë dënimin. These illustrate the typical usage in reporting and formal prose.

See also: dënim (punishment, sentence); i dënuar (the convicted); të dënuar (the convicted, plural). The term sits within the broader Albanian legal vocabulary for describing judicial outcomes and penalties.