Condemnation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(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)
Framework senses
- §1
- (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
- §2
- (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)
- §3
- an expression of strong disapproval
- §4
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
- §5
- the condition of being strongly disapproved of