condemnation

[ kon-dem-ney-shuh n, -duh m- ]

/ ˌkɒn dɛmˈneɪ ʃən, -dəm- /

the act of condemning.

the state of being condemned.

strong censure; disapprobation; reproof.

a cause or reason for condemning.

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

Words nearby condemnation

1350–1400; Middle English condempnacioun (< Middle French) < Late Latin condemnātiōn- (stem of condemnātiō). See condemn, -ation

non·con·dem·na·tion, nounre·con·dem·na·tion, nounself-con·dem·na·tion, noun

As the evening wore on, condemnation continued to pour in from around the world.
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“Words of condemnation and marginalization were avoided,” he says.
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Ahead of his statement the PKK issued a condemnation of the strikes.
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Coming from the Jordanian cleric, that condemnation is especially powerful.
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But it at least shows a desire to shift the rhetoric away from sin and condemnation.
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The Universities of Louvain and Paris therefore did not take any steps to carry out the condemnation.
Pascal|John Tulloch
Invariably she introduces some character, trait or observation that redeems even a dull tale from condemnation.
Maria Edgeworth|Helen Zimmern
What brought his pictures into condemnation was just their accent of truth!
Princes and Poisoners|Frantz Funck-Brentano
Did it make them fit accusers that my condemnation was a foregone conclusion?
The Consolation of Philosophy|Boethius
"I shall nevertheless have undergone the disgrace of a condemnation," he murmured.
Within an Inch of His Life|Emile Gaboriau