condemn in WordNet English dictionary

1. express strong disapproval of
   "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
   condemn  reprobate  decry  objurgate  excoriate 
   
2. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
   "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
   sentence  condemn  doom 
   
3. declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
   "The building was condemned by the inspector"
   condemn 
   
4. demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
   "Her strange behavior condemned her"
   condemn 
   
5. appropriate (property) for public use
   "the county condemned the land to build a highway"
   condemn 
   
6. compel or force into a particular state or activity
   "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"
   condemn