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condemnation

[kon-dem-ney-shuhn, -duhm-] Origin

con·dem·na·tion

[kon-dem-ney-shuhn, -duhm-]
noun
1.
the act of condemning.
2.
the state of being condemned.
3.
strong censure; disapprobation; reproof.
4.
a cause or reason for condemning.
5.
U.S. Law. the seizure, as of property, for public use.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English condempnacioun (< Middle French ) < Late Latin condemnātiōn- (stem of condemnātiō). See condemn, -ation

non·con·dem·na·tion, noun
re·con·dem·na·tion, noun
self-con·dem·na·tion, noun
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condemn (kənˈdɛm)
 
vb
1.  to express strong disapproval of; censure
2.  to pronounce judicial sentence on
3.  to demonstrate the guilt of: his secretive behaviour condemned him
4.  to judge or pronounce unfit for use: that food has been condemned
5.  to compel or force into a particular state or activity: his disposition condemned him to boredom
 
[C13: from Old French condempner, from Latin condemnāre, from damnāre to condemn; see damn]
 
condemnable
 
adj
 
con'demnably
 
adv
 
condem'nation
 
n
 
con'demner
 
n
 
con'demningly
 
adv

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condemnation
late 14c., from L. condemnationem, noun of action from condemnare (see condemn).
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