condemn

con·demn  (kn-dm)

tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns

1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food.

2. To pronounce judgment against; sentence: condemned the felons to prison.

3. To judge or declare to be unfit for use or consumption, usually by official order: condemn an old building.

4. To lend credence to or provide evidence for an adverse judgment against: were condemned by their actions.

5. Law To appropriate (property) for public use.

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[Middle English condemnen, from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + damnre, to sentence (from damnum, penalty).]

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con·demna·ble (-dmn-bl) adj.

con·demna·tory (-n-tôr, -tr) adj.

con·demner (-dmr), con·demnor (-dmr, -dm-nôr) n.

Synonyms: condemn, damn, doom, sentence
These verbs mean to determine the punishment or destiny of one found to be guilty or undeserving: condemned the dissident to hard labor; damned the murderer to everlasting misery; an attempt that was doomed to failure; sentenced the traitor to life in prison. See Also Synonyms at criticize.

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condemn [kənˈdɛm]

vb (tr)

1. to express strong disapproval of; censure

2. (Law) to pronounce judicial sentence on

3. to demonstrate the guilt of his secretive behaviour condemned him

4. to judge or pronounce unfit for use that food has been condemned

5. to compel or force into a particular state or activity his disposition condemned him to boredom

[from Old French condempner, from Latin condemnāre, from damnāre to condemn; see damn]

condemnable  [kənˈdɛməb^əl] adj

condemnably  adv

condemnation  n

condemner  n

condemningly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	condemn - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate denounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"
	2.	condemn - declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building was condemned by the inspector" boo, hiss - show displeasure, as after a performance or speech explode - drive from the stage by noisy disapproval declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	3.	condemn - compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence" compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
	4.	condemn - demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her" attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" attaint - condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted"
	5.	condemn - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" sentence, doom law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" foredoom - doom beforehand declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" reprobate - abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"
	6.	condemn - appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" confiscate, impound, sequester, seize, attach - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

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condemn

verb

1. denounce, damn, criticize, disapprove, censure, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), reprove, upbraid, excoriate, reprehend, blame, flame (informal) Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence.
denounce approve, praise, acclaim, applaud, compliment, commend, condone, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)

2. sentence, convict, damn, doom, pass sentence on He was condemned to life imprisonment.
sentence free, liberate, acquit

Quotations
"Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less" [John Major]

Translations

condemn [kənˈdem] VT (= sentence, censure) → condenar; [+ building] → declarar en ruina; [+ food] → declarar insalubre
to condemn sb to death → condenar a algn a muerte
the condemned cell → la celda de los condenados a muerte
the condemned man → el reo de muerte
such conduct is to be condemned → tal conducta es censurable

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condemn [kənˈdɛm] vt

(= criticize) [+ decision, action] → condamner
The government has condemned the decision → Le gouvernement a condamné cette décision.

(CONSTRUCTION) [+ building] → condamner

to be condemned to death → être condamné(e) à mort

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condemn

vt

(= censure) → verurteilen

(Jur: = sentence) → verurteilen; to condemn somebody to death/10 years’ imprisonment → jdn zum Tode/zu 10 Jahren Gefängnis verurteilen; the condemned man → der zum Tode Verurteilte; the condemned cell → die Todeszelle

(fig) → verdammen, verurteilen (to zu)

(= declare unfit) building, slums → für abbruchreif erklären; ship → für nicht mehr seetüchtig erklären; these houses are/should be condemned → diese Häuser stehen auf der Abrissliste/sollten abgerissen werden; the fruit was condemned as unfit for consumption → das Obst wurde für den Verzehr ungeeignet erklärt

(US Jur) → beschlagnahmen; land → enteignen

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condemn [kənˈdɛm] vt (person) → condannare; (declare unfit, building) → dichiarare inagibile; (food) → dichiarare immangiabile
to condemn sb to death → condannare qn a morte

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condemn [kənˈdɛm] vt (person) → condannare; (declare unfit, building) → dichiarare inagibile; (food) → dichiarare immangiabile
to condemn sb to death → condannare qn a morte

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condemn

v condemn [kənˈdem]

1 to criticize as morally wrong or evil Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child. veroordeel; teregwys; afkeur, laak; misprys; verdoem يُدين، يَنْتَقِد порицавам odsoudit, obvinit fordømme verurteilen κατακρίνω condenar hukka mõistma سرزنش کردن؛ نکوهش کردن tuomita condamner לְגַנוֹת आलोचना करना osuditi megbélyegez, elítél menyalahkan fordæma condannare 非難する 비난하다 smerkti nosodīt mengutuk afkeuren fordømme potępiać condenar a condamna осуждать odsúdiť obsojati osuditi fördöma วิจารณ์อย่างแรง kınamak, ayıplamak 譴責 засуджувати; обвинувачувати مذمت کرنا chỉ trích 谴责

2 to sentence to (a punishment) She was condemned to death. veroordeel يَحْكُم عَلى осъждам odsoudit k dømme verurteilen καταδικάζω condenar süüdi mõistma محکوم کردن tuomita condamner (à) לִגְזוֹר עַל, לָדוּן सजा देना osuditi (el)ítél menghukum dæma condannare 有罪の判決をする 유죄 판결을 내리다 nuteisti notiesāt dihukum veroordelen dømme skazywać condenar a condamna (la) приговаривать odsúdiť obsoditi osuditi döma ถูกตัดสินลงโทษ çarptırmak, mahkûm etmek 判刑 засуджувати کے خلاف سزا کا فیصلہ سنانا kết án 判刑

3 to declare (a building) to be unfit to use These houses have been condemned. onbewoonbaar verklaar يَقْضي بِعَدَم صَلاحِيَّة الشَّيء бракувам prohlásit za nepoužitelné kondemnere für unbewohnbar/gesundheitsschädlich erklären χαρακτηρίζω κτ. ως ακατάλληλο για χρήση declarar en ruina kõlbmatuks tunnistama کلنگی اعلام کردن؛ حکم خرابی صادر کردن määrätä purettavaksi condamner לִפסוֹל לְשִׁימוּש किसी मकान इत्यादि को रहने योग्य नहीं करार देना progladiti szanál menyatakan tak layak dæma ónÿtan eða ónothæfan dichiarato inabitabile 使用に適さないと決定する 불량으로 결정하다, 폐기처분을 내리다 pripažinti netinkamu atzīt par nederīgu diisytiharkan onbewoonbaar verklaren kondemnere, erklære for saneringsmoden przeznaczać do rozbiórki condenar a declara ilocu­ibil признавать непригодным uznať za nepoužívateľné izločiti predvideti za rušenje utdöma ประกาศว่าใช้การไม่ได้ kullanılmaz olduğunu bildirmek 宣告...不適用 бракувати, визнавати непридатним ناکارہ قرار دینا tịch thu 宣告...不适用

n condemnation [kondemˈneiʃən]

veroordeling; afkeuring; doemvonnis شَجْب ، اسْتِنكار، إدانَه осъждане odsouzení fordømmelse die Verurteilung καταδίκη condena hukkamõist, süüdimõistmine محکومیت؛ سرزنش tuomio condamnation גִּנוּי @@@גִינוּי$$$ दोष लगाना osuda helytelenítés, megbélyegzés penghukuman fordæming; dómur condanna 非難 유죄선고, 심한 비난 smerkimas, nuteisimas nosodīšana; notiesāšana hukuman afkeuring, veroordeling fordømmelse; kondemnasjon, kondemnering potępienie, skazanie condenação con­dam­nare осуждение;признание непригодным odsúdenie obsodba osuda fördömelse, dom, utdömning การวิจารณ์อย่างแรง kınama, ayıplama, lânetleme 譴責 осуд, засудження مذمت sự kết án; chỉ trích 谴责

condemned cell

a cell for a prisoner under sentence of death. dodesel زنْزانَةُ المَحْكوم عَلَيْهِ بالأعْدام килия за осъдени на смърт cela smrti dødscelle die Todeszelle κελί θανατοποινίτη celda de los condenados a muerte surmamõistetu kong سلول زندانیان محکوم به اعدام kuolemanselli cellule des condamnés תָּא נִדוֹנִים לַמָוֵות सजाए मौत के कैदियों के लिए काल कोठरी ćelija za osuđenog na smrt siralomház sel untuk orang hukuman mati dauðaklefi (cella dei condannati a morte) 死刑囚監房 사형수 감방 mirtininkų kamera nāvinieku kamera penjara pesalah hukuman mati dodencel dødscelle cela śmierci cela da morte, celulă pentru con­dam­naţii la moarte камера смертника cela smrti celica obsojenca na smrt ćelija osuđenika na smrt dödscell ห้องขังนักโทษประหาร ölüm hücresi 死刑牢房 камера смертника کال کوٹھڑی xà lim biệt giam 死刑牢房

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condemn → يُدين odsoudit fordømme verurteilen καταδικάζω condenar tuomita condamner osuditi condannare 非難する 비난하다 veroordelen dømme potępić condenar осуждать fördöma ประนาม kınamak chỉ trích 谴责