condemnation

[ kon-dem-ney-shuhn, -duhm- ]

/ ˌkɒn dɛmˈneɪ ʃən, -dəm- /

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noun

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.

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Origin of condemnation

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

OTHER WORDS FROM condemnation

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

Words nearby condemnation

concussion grenade, concyclic, cond., Condé, condemn, condemnation, condemnatory, condemned cell, condensable, condensate, condensation

Example sentences from the Web for condemnation

What has driven the widespread demoralization among officers, the officers said, was not the public condemnation of Chauvin, but the protests’ focus on police in general as the overwhelming target of their ire.
What Can Mayors Do When the Police Stop Doing Their Jobs?|by Alec MacGillis|September 3, 2020|ProPublica
As the evening wore on, condemnation continued to pour in from around the world.
Indefensible but Indispensable America|Jamie Dettmer|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Words of condemnation and marginalization were avoided,” he says.
Catholic Church Says It’s OK to be Gay, Sort Of|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ahead of his statement the PKK issued a condemnation of the strikes.
Whose Side Is Turkey On?|Jamie Dettmer|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Coming from the Jordanian cleric, that condemnation is especially powerful.
Al Qaeda to ISIS: Get Off My Lawn—The Theological Debate Behind the Caliphate|Jamie Dettmer|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it at least shows a desire to shift the rhetoric away from sin and condemnation.
Southern Baptists Take Baby Steps Away from the Culture Wars|Ruth Graham|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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

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