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condemnation
[
kon-dem-
ney
-sh
uh
n
,
-d
uh
m-
]
Origin
con·dem·na·tion
/
ˌkɒn
dɛmˈneɪ
ʃən
,
-dəm-
/
Show Spelled
[
kon-dem-
ney
-sh
uh
n
,
-d
uh
m-
]
Show IPA
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
Related forms
non·con·dem·na·tion,
noun
re·con·dem·na·tion,
noun
self-con·dem·na·tion,
noun
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World English Dictionary
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
condemnation
late 14c., from L. condemnationem, noun of action from condemnare (see
condemn
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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