condemnation

con·dem·na·tion  (kndm-nshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of condemning.

b. The state of being condemned.

2. Severe reproof; strong censure.

3. A reason or occasion for condemning.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	condemnation - an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism" disapprobation disapproval - the expression of disapproval animadversion, censure - harsh criticism or disapproval demonisation, demonization - to represent as diabolically evil; "the demonization of our enemies"
	2.	condemnation - (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) disapproval - the act of disapproving or condemning 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"
	3.	condemnation - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group curse, execration denouncement, denunciation - a public act of denouncing anathema - a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication imprecation, malediction - the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
	4.	condemnation - the condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	5.	condemnation - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" judgment of conviction, sentence, conviction final decision, final judgment - a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment murder conviction - conviction for murder rape conviction - conviction for rape robbery conviction - conviction for robbery criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment

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condemnation

noun denunciation, blame, censure, disapproval, reproach, stricture, reproof, reprobation, denouncement There was widespread condemnation of Saturday's killings.

Translations

condemnation [ˌkɒndemˈneɪʃən] N (= sentencing) → condena f; (= censure) → censura f

condemnation [ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃ^ən] n (= criticism) → condamnation f

condemnation

n

→ Verurteilung f; (fig also) → Verdammung f; what a condemnation → was für ein Armutszeugnis

(of slums, ship) → Kondemnation f (spec); the new council was responsible for the immediate condemnation of some of the old city slums → die neue Stadtverwaltung war dafür verantwortlich, dass einige der alten Slums sofort auf die Abrissliste kamen

(US Jur) → Beschlagnahme f; (of land) → Enteignung f

condemnation [ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃ/ən] n → condanna