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condemnation

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condemnation in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. (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)
    condemnation 
  2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
    "the conviction came as no surprise"
    conviction  judgment of conviction  condemnation  sentence 
  3. an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
    "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"
    disapprobation  condemnation 
  4. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
    execration  condemnation  curse 
  5. the condition of being strongly disapproved of
    "he deserved nothing but condemnation"
    condemnation 
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