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Meaning of 'condemn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Condemn [ v. t.]
- To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure.
- To declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of; to convict of guilt.
- To pronounce a judicial sentence against; to sentence to punishment, suffering, or loss; to doom; -- with to before the penalty.
- To amerce or fine; -- with in before the penalty.
- To adjudge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service; to adjudge or pronounce to be forfeited; as, the ship and her cargo were condemned.
- To doom to be taken for public use, under the right of eminent domain.

Meaning of 'condemn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . condemn [ v]
Meaning (1):
- pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
Example in sentence:
  • He was condemned to ten years in prison
Meaning (2):
- demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
Example in sentence:
  • Her strange behavior condemned her
Meaning (3):
- compel or force into a particular state or activity
Example in sentence:
  • His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence
Meaning (4):
- declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
Example in sentence:
  • The building was condemned by the inspector
Meaning (5):
- appropriate (property) for public use
Example in sentence:
  • the county condemned the land to build a highway
Meaning (6):
- express strong disapproval of
Example in sentence:
  • These ideas were reprobated;
  • We condemn the racism in South Africa;
  • We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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