This is the 4694th most frequent German word.
verurteilte
"Verurteilte" means "convicted person" or "someone who has been sentenced."
Here, 'verurteilte' is the past tense (simple past) of the verb 'verurteilen', meaning to condemn or criticize something.
Er verurteilte die Entscheidung des Gerichts.
He condemned the court's decision.
In this context, 'verurteilte' represents the legal act of sentencing someone, also derived from the verb 'verurteilen'.
Der Richter verurteilte den Angeklagten zu zwei Jahren Haft.
The judge sentenced the defendant to two years in prison.
Here, 'verurteilte' is used as a past participle adjective, describing someone who has been convicted in a legal sense.