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Meaning of 'condemnation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Condemnation [ n.]
- The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure; blame; disapprobation.
- The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
- The state of being condemned.
- The ground or reason of condemning.

Meaning of 'condemnation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . condemnation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the condition of being strongly disapproved of
Example in sentence:
  • he deserved nothing but condemnation
Meaning (2):
- an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
Example in sentence:
  • his uncompromising condemnation of racism
Meaning (3):
- (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Example in sentence:
  • the conviction came as no surprise

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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