Definitions for condemn

Definitions for (verb) condemn

Main entry: condemn

Definition: declare or judge unfit for use or habitation

Usage: The building was condemned by the inspector


Main entry: reprobate, excoriate, objurgate, decry, condemn

Definition: express strong disapproval of

Usage: We condemn the racism in South Africa; These ideas were reprobated


Main entry: condemn, doom, sentence

Definition: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

Usage: He was condemned to ten years in prison


Main entry: condemn

Definition: demonstrate the guilt of (someone)

Usage: Her strange behavior condemned her


Main entry: condemn

Definition: appropriate (property) for public use

Usage: the county condemned the land to build a highway


Main entry: condemn

Definition: compel or force into a particular state or activity

Usage: His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence


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