ˌkänˌdemˈnāshən, -_dəm- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English condempnacioun, from Latin condemnation-, condemnatio, from condemnatus (past participle of condemnare to condemn) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of pronouncing to be wrong or morally culpable : censure , blame , reprobation
the Quakers, in their uncompromising condemnation of war — W.R.Inge
2. : the act of judicially condemning (as land for public uses) or adjudging unfit for use or forfeited (as a food product)
3. : the state of being condemned
the hopeless hour of condemnation — Washington Irving
4. : the ground or reason of condemning
his conduct was sufficient condemnation
5. Roman law : one of the four principal parts of a formula by a praetor to a judex giving him authority to determine the facts of a lawsuit and specific instructions as to what disposition to make of the case if either the plaintiff's claims or the defendant's defenses were found to be true