- a condemning or being condemned
- a cause for condemning
Origin of condemnation
Middle English condempnacioun from Classical Latin condemnatio
noun
The definition of a condemnation is an accusation, or a scolding or punishment for a bad act.
An example of a condemnation is a punishment for murder.
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condemnation
noun
- a. The act of condemning.b. The state of being condemned.
- Severe reproof; strong censure.
- A reason or occasion for condemning.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural condemnations)
- 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.
- The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.
Origin
From Latin condemnātiō, condemnātiōnem.
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Sentence Examples
- The condemnation precipitated an exodus to Rome.
- Two chief trains of thought have combined in the condemnation of primitive theory and practice.
- Comte's subsequent attitude of censorious condemnation put him entirely in the wrong.
- Some time ago, when a policeman shot dead her dog, a dearly loved daily companion, she found in her forgiving heart no condemnation for the man; she only said, 'If he had only known what a good dog she was, he wouldn't have shot her.'
- On the 7th of December, to his lasting dishonour, he voted for the condemnation of Lord Stafford.
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Words near condemnation in the dictionary
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