What is the meaning of condemn?

verb

  • Express strong disapproval of.
    • usage: "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
  • Declare or judge unfit for use or habitation.
    • usage: "The building was condemned by the inspector"
  • Compel or force into a particular state or activity.
    • usage: "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"
  • Demonstrate the guilt of (someone. )
    • usage: "Her strange behavior condemned her"
  • Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law.
    • usage: "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
  • Appropriate (property) for public use.
    • usage: "the county condemned the land to build a highway"
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