'Condemnation' definitions:

Definition of 'condemnation'

From: WordNet
noun
An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism" [syn: disapprobation, condemnation] [ant: approbation]
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(law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
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An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: execration, condemnation, curse]
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The condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation"
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(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence] [ant: acquittal]

Definition of 'Condemnation'

From: GCIDE
  • Condemnation \Con"dem*na"tion\, n. [L. condemnatio.]
  • 1. The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure; blame; disapprobation. [1913 Webster]
  • In every other sense of condemnation, as blame, censure, reproof, private judgment, and the like. --Paley. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture. [1913 Webster]
  • A legal and judicial condemnation. --Paley. [1913 Webster]
  • Whose condemnation is pronounced. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The state of being condemned. [1913 Webster]
  • His pathetic appeal to posterity in the hopeless hour of condemnation. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The ground or reason of condemning. [1913 Webster]
  • This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather light, because their deeds were evil. --John iii. 19. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'condemnation'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Condemnation'