Condemn (verb)

  1. Declare (someone or something) to be guilty or unacceptable.
  2. Express strong disapproval of.
  3. Officially pronounce (a building) to be dangerous or unfit for use.

Origin:

Late middle english (in the sense "pronounce guilty by ecclesiastical authority"): from latin condemnare, from con- "together" + damnare "inflict a penalty on".

Examples:

  1. The judge condemned him to life in prison.
  2. The government condemned the attack as an act of terrorism.
  3. Many people have condemned the new law as a violation of civil rights.
  4. The building was condemned as unsafe and had to be demolished.
  5. The company was condemned for its lack of ethics and social responsibility.
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