Condemnation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Latin condemnātiō, condemnātiōnem.

Full definition of condemnation

Noun

1. The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure; blame; disapprobation.
2. The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
3. The state of being condemned.
4. The ground or reason of condemning.
5. The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.

Antonyms

• (act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong) praise
• (act of judicially adjudging guilty) acquittal
• (ground or reason of condemning) acquittal, justification