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What (who) is Condemn - definition
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Condemn; Condemnation (disambiguation)
condemn
(condemns, condemning, condemned)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence...
Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application.
...a document that condemns sexism as a moral and social evil.
= denounce
? condone
VERB: V n, V n for n, V n as n
2.
If someone is condemned to a punishment, they are given this punishment.
He was condemned to life imprisonment.
...appeals by prisoners condemned to death.
= sentence
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to n, V-ed
3.
If circumstances condemn you to an unpleasant situation, they make it certain that you will suffer in that way.
Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work...
= doom
VERB: V n to n/-ing
4.
If authorities condemn a building, they officially decide that it is not safe and must be pulled down or repaired.
State officials said the court's ruling clears the way for proceedings to condemn buildings in the area.
VERB: V n
5.
see also condemned
condemn
v. a.
1.
Sentence, doom.
2.
Pronounce guilty, utter (judicial) sentence against.
3.
Disapprove utterly, proscribe, reprobate.
4.
Censure, blame, disapprove, reprove, upbraid, pass censure on.
5.
Adjudge (a ship) to be unseaworthy, decide (anything) unfit for use.
6.
Confiscate, declare (to be) forfeited.
condemn
¦ verb
1. express complete disapproval of.
2. (usu. condemn someone to) sentence to a punishment, especially death.
force (someone) to endure something unpleasant.
prove the guilt of.
3. officially declare to be unfit for use.
Derivatives
condemnable adjective
condemnation noun
condemnatory adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. condemner, from L. condemnare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + damnare (see damn).
Wikipedia
Condemnation
Condemnation may refer to:
- Damnation, the antithesis of salvation
- The act of eminent domain which refers to the power of a government to take private property for public use
- "Condemnation" (song), a 1993 song by Depeche Mode
- Condemnation (novel), a 2003 fantasy novel by Richard Baker
Examples of use of Condemn
1. "We strongly condemn this act and we condemn the killings done by the interior ministry forces against Iraqis," he said.
2. "We strongly condemn the dangerous Israeli escalation.
3. Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders condemn attacks
4. "I strongly condemn this escalation," Annan said.
5. Arab governments appeared reluctant to condemn Ahmadinejad.