condemnation

American  

[kon-dem-ney-shuhn, -duhm-] / ˌkɒn dɛmˈneɪ ʃən, -dəm- /

noun

1. the act of condemning.

2. the state of being condemned.

3. strong censure; disapprobation; reproof.

4. a cause or reason for condemning.

5. U.S. Law. the seizure, as of property, for public use.

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Other Word Forms

• noncondemnation noun
• recondemnation noun
• self-condemnation noun

Etymology

Origin of condemnation

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English condempnacioun, from Middle French, from Late Latin condemnātiōn-, stem of condemnātiō; equivalent to condemn + -ation

Example Sentences

Some of the country’s foreign entanglements, particularly in the Sudan civil war, have earned widespread condemnation abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lai's conviction received international condemnation at the time, with rights groups condemning his punishment as "effectively a death sentence" and a symbol of the city's shrivelling press freedoms.

From Barron's

Beijing issued a predictable and muted condemnation and called for a ceasefire.

From BBC

Yet despite the condemnations and expressions of horror, nothing changed and fighting continues to rage away from the capital - with the rest of the world's attention focused elsewhere on air strikes across the Middle East.

From BBC

"Our vote today is not a verdict of guilt nor an act of condemnation. It's simply a decision on whether the constitutional process should move forward," Representative Ferdinand Hernandez said minutes before the vote.

From Barron's

Related Words

• accusation
• censure
• denunciation
• disapproval
• judgment