condemnation

condemnation
noun
1. an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable (Freq. 3)
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his uncompromising condemnation of racism

• Syn: ↑disapprobation
• Ant: ↑approbation (for: ↑disapprobation)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑condemn
• Hypernyms: ↑disapproval
• Hyponyms: ↑censure, ↑animadversion, ↑demonization, ↑demonisation
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) (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑condemn
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑disapproval
3. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑execration, ↑curse
• Derivationally related forms: ↑curse (for: ↑curse), ↑execrate (for: ↑execration)
• Hypernyms: ↑denunciation, ↑denouncement
• Hyponyms: ↑anathema, ↑imprecation, ↑malediction
4. the condition of being strongly disapproved of
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he deserved nothing but condemnation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑condemn
• Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status
5. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
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the conviction came as no surprise

• Ant: ↑acquittal (for: ↑conviction)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑sentence (for: ↑sentence), ↑convict (for: ↑conviction)
• Topics: ↑criminal law
• Hypernyms: ↑final judgment, ↑final decision

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