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con·dem·na·tion
(kŏn′dĕm-nā′shən)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.
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con•dem•na•tion
(ˌkɒn dɛmˈneɪ ʃən, -dəm-)n.
1. the act of condemning, esp. by law.
2. the state of being condemned.
3. strong censure.
4. a reason for condemning.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | condemnation - an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism" 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 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" | |
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" 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.
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condemnation
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Translations
شَجْب ، اسْتِنكار، إدانَه
odsouzení
fordømmelse
megbélyegzés
fordæming; dómur
obsodba
ayıplamakınamalânetleme
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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condemnation
n
(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
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condemn
(kənˈdem) verb1. to criticize as morally wrong or evil. Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child.
2. to sentence to (a punishment). She was condemned to death.
3. to declare (a building) to be unfit to use. These houses have been condemned.
condemnation (kondemˈneiʃən) nouncondemned cell
a cell for a prisoner under sentence of death.
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