[con.demn] vt [ME, fr. MF condemner, fr. L condemnare, fr. com- + damnare to condemn--more at damn] (14c) 1: to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usu. after weighing evidence and without reservation
2. a: to pronounce guilty: convict b: sentence, doom
3: to adjudge unfit for use or consumption
4: to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain syn see criticize -- con.dem.nable adj -- con.dem.na.to.ry adj -- con.demn.er or con.dem.nor n