transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈdem ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French condempner, from Latin condemnare, from com- + damnare to condemn — more at damn
Date: 14th century
1. : to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation
a policy widely condemn ed as racist
2.
a. : to pronounce guilty : convict
b. : sentence , doom
condemn a prisoner to die
3. : to adjudge unfit for use or consumption
condemn an old apartment building
4. : to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain
Synonyms: see criticize
• con·dem·nable -ˈdem-nə-bəl, -ˈde-mə- adjective
• con·dem·na·to·ry -ˈdem-nə-ˌtȯr-ē, -ˈde-mə- adjective
• con·demn·er -ˈde-mər or con·dem·nor kən-ˈde-mər; kən-ˌdem-ˈnȯr, ˌkän- noun