Condemnation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌkɑːndemˈneɪʃn|
Brit.
|ˌkɒndəmˈneɪʃn|
noun
- an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable (syn: disapprobation)
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group (syn: curse, execration)
- the condition of being strongly disapproved of
his uncompromising condemnation of racism
- (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)- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group (syn: curse, execration)
- the condition of being strongly disapproved of
he deserved nothing but condemnation
- (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed (syn: conviction, sentence)Extra examples
The plan has drawn condemnation from both sides.
The government's statement was a condemnation of all acts of terrorism.
There was widespread international condemnation of the bombing.
His speech yesterday was very loud in condemnation of the media.
Word forms
noun
singular: condemnation
plural: condemnations
singular: condemnation
plural: condemnations
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