Lewis & Short

prae-damno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to condemn beforehand, to precondemn (not in Cic. or Cæs.).

  1. I. Lit.: praedamnatus collega, Liv. 4, 41 fin.: amicum, Suet. Aug. 56.
  2. II. Trop.: spem, i. e. to give it up or renounce beforehand, Liv. 27, 18, 8: se perpetuae infelicitatis, think themselves condemned to perpetual misery, Val. Max. 6, 9.