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condemnation

/ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən/noun4 syllables

Condemnation means: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed.

Synonyms for condemnation19

noun, as in (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence

noun, as in an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

execration, curse

noun, as in an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable

disapprobation

also used for condemnation

censure, blame, attaintment, judgement, proscription, attainder, attainture, condemning, damnation, dispraise, disapproval, improbation, reprehension

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What does condemnation mean?5

noun

1

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed“the conviction came as no surprise”

2

an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

3

an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable“his uncompromising condemnation of racism”

4

(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)

5

the condition of being strongly disapproved of“he deserved nothing but condemnation”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with condemnation?60

two syllables

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All 60 rhymes for condemnation, grouped by syllable

Condemnation in a sentence

  • His remarks added up to a condemnation of my plan.unknown
  • Crimes of war and crimes against humanity demand global condemnation.Amastan
  • Collective condemnation of the genocidal war is a moral imperative.Amastan
  • I actually never gave any blanket condemnation of that; my criticism was more specific.Miktsoanit
  • ISIS's brutality deserves our strongest possible condemnation.tatoebashrek

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Forms of condemnation

as a noun

plural
condemnations