| condemn | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. condemn, decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate | express strong disapproval of.; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" |
| ~ denounce | speak out against.; "He denounced the Nazis" |
| v. (communication) | 2. condemn | declare or judge unfit for use or habitation.; "The building was condemned by the inspector" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ boo, hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech. |
| ~ explode | drive from the stage by noisy disapproval. |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| v. (social) | 3. condemn | compel or force into a particular state or activity.; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| v. (perception) | 4. condemn | demonstrate the guilt of (someone).; "Her strange behavior condemned her" |
| ~ attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes.; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" |
| ~ attaint | condemn by attainder.; "the man was attainted" |
| v. (communication) | 5. condemn, doom, sentence | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law.; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ convict | find or declare guilty.; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" |
| ~ foredoom | doom beforehand. |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| ~ reprobate | abandon to eternal damnation.; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner" |
| v. (possession) | 6. condemn | appropriate (property) for public use.; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" |
| ~ confiscate, impound, sequester, seize, attach | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" |
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