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

[ Syn: disapprobation ]

(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)

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

[ Syn: execration , curse ]

the condition of being strongly disapproved of; he deserved nothing but condemnation'

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

[ Syn: conviction , judgment of conviction , sentence ]