condemnation

From Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemnātiō, condemnātiōnem.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən/, /ˌkɒndəmˈneɪʃən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

condemnation (countable and uncountable, plural condemnations)

1. The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
   • 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:

     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 have now come to expect) as "critics and naysayers".

   Synonyms: censure, blame, disapprobation

   Antonym: praise

2. The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.

   Antonym: acquittal

3. The state of being condemned.
4. The ground or reason of condemning.

   Antonyms: acquittal, justification

5. The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.

• inverse condemnation