condemnation
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condemnation
- /ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌkɒndəmˈneɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemnātiō, condemnātiōnem.
noun condemnations
- The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong. As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we
- The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
- The state of being condemned.
- The ground or reason of condemning.
- The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.
Similar: attainder, attainture, attaintment, blame, censure, condemnation, condemning, damnation, dispraise, disapprobation, disapproval, improbation
