Definitions for condemn
kənˈdɛmcon·demn

Princeton's WordNet(3.75 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriateverb

   express strong disapproval of

   "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

2. condemnverb

   declare or judge unfit for use or habitation

   "The building was condemned by the inspector"

3. condemnverb

   compel or force into a particular state or activity

   "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"

4. condemnverb

   demonstrate the guilt of (someone)

   "Her strange behavior condemned her"

5. sentence, condemn, doomverb

   pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

   "He was condemned to ten years in prison"

6. condemnverb

   appropriate (property) for public use

   "the county condemned the land to build a highway"

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. condemnverb

   To confer some sort of eternal divine punishment upon.

2. condemnverb

   To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.

   The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire.

3. condemnverb

   To scold sharply; to excoriate the perpetrators of.

4. condemnverb

   To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.

5. condemnverb

   To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain

6. condemnverb

   To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.

7. condemnverb

   To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Condemnverb

   to pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure

2. Condemnverb

   to declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of; to convict of guilt

3. Condemnverb

   to pronounce a judicial sentence against; to sentence to punishment, suffering, or loss; to doom; -- with to before the penalty

4. Condemnverb

   to amerce or fine; -- with in before the penalty

5. Condemnverb

   to adjudge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service; to adjudge or pronounce to be forfeited; as, the ship and her cargo were condemned

6. Condemnverb

   to doom to be taken for public use, under the right of eminent domain

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Condemn

   kon-dem′, v.t. to pronounce guilty: to censure or blame: to sentence to punishment: to give up to some fate: to pronounce unfit for use.—adj. Condem′nable, blamable.—n. Condemnā′tion, state of being condemned: blame: cause of being condemned.—adj. Condem′natory, expressing or implying condemnation.—p.adj. Condemned′, pronounced to be wrong, guilty, or useless: belonging or relating to one who is sentenced to punishment, e.g. 'condemned cell:' declared dangerous and to be removed, as a house, bridge, &c. [L. condemnāre, from con, inten., and damnāre, to damage.]

Matched Categories

1. • Compel
   • Declare
   • Demonstrate
   • Impound

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'condemn' in Verbs Frequency: #653

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of condemn in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of condemn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of condemn in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Karl:

   The WHCA is horrified by a video reportedly shown over the weekend at a political conference organized by the president's supporters, all Americans should condemn this depiction of violence directed toward journalists and the president's political opponents.

2. Brad Sherman:

   What’s newsworthy is that she admits Hamas is guilty of ‘unthinkable atrocities,' it’s time for all of Israel’s detractors to condemn Hamas. And it’s time for all those of good will to reject any moral equivalency between the U.S. and Israel on one hand, and Hamas and the Taliban on the other.

3. The Observatory:

   Our organisations strongly condemn today's sentences in the Yunus case, as well as all the previous sentences against other human rights defenders in the country. They are only aimed to silence critical voices.

4. Nikki Haley:

   Impeding Ukraine's lawful transit through Kerch Strait is a violation under international law. It is an arrogant act that the international community must condemn and will never accept.

5. Aston Villa Football Club:

   We utterly condemn the behavior of the individual who ran onto the pitch and approached Chris Smalling, we would like to apologize to Chris Smalling and Manchester United, and are pleased that the individual was apprehended and arrested. We will be working closely with the Metropolitan Police in their investigation.

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