Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
DOOM
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dōm; akin to Old High German tuom condition, state, Old English dōn to do Date: before 12th century a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England,
2. judgment , decision , b. judgment 3a, judgment day 1,
3. destiny , death , ruin , see: fate
II. transitive verb
Date: 15th century
to give judgment against ; condemn ,
2. to fix the fate of ; destine , to make certain the failure or destruction of