condemnation

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UK /ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən/ US /ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

utter, wholesale | firm, severe, strong | universal, widespread

official, public

The government issued a public condemnation of the violence that occurred at the protest.

VERB + CONDEMNATION

express, issue

The government issued a formal condemnation of the violence that occurred during the protest.

draw

The factory's unsafe working conditions drew harsh condemnation from labor organizations and safety inspectors.

CONDEMNATION + VERB

come from sb/sth

Strong condemnation of the decision came from environmental groups and concerned citizens.

Definitions

noun

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

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case

noun — an expression of strong disapproval

disapprobation

noun — an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on some

Antonyms

acquittal
approbation

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

His remarks added up to a condemnation of my plan.

Tatoeba · #285502

Well, I can't spend $12,000 on a handbag, but it's free to look at those who do with righteous condemnation.

Tatoeba · #1191241

Crimes of war and crimes against humanity demand global condemnation.

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Collective condemnation of the genocidal war is a moral imperative.

Tatoeba · #12115569

If you don't want Muslims attacking random Jews in Russia, join in the condemnation of people who say "yel3an el yahood."

Tatoeba · #12137957

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