noun
- An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable.
- usage: "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"
- synonyms: disapprobation
- 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. ()
- An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group.
- synonyms: execration, curse
- The condition of being strongly disapproved of.
- usage: "he deserved nothing but condemnation"
- Criminal law. ( a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed)
- usage: "the conviction came as no surprise"
- synonyms: conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence
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