condemnable

Variant of condemn

transitive verb

  1. to pass an adverse judgment on; disapprove of strongly; censure
    1. to declare to be guilty of wrongdoing; convict
    2. to pass judicial sentence on; inflict a penalty upon
    3. to doom
  2. ☆ to take (private property) for public use by the power of eminent domain; expropriate
  3. to declare unfit for use or service: to condemn a slum tenement

Origin: ME condempnen < OFr condemner < L condemnare < com-, intens. + damnare, to harm, condemn: see damn

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