condemnation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being condemned.
- (countable, uncountable) The ground or reason of condemning.
- (countable, uncountable) The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.
Opposite of
praise, acquittal, justification
Synonyms
judgment of conviction
attacking by argument
heated controversy
finding of fact
general verdict
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemnātiō, condemnātiōnem.
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