Condemn
(verb)
- Declare (someone or something) to be guilty or unacceptable.
- Express strong disapproval of.
- 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:
- The judge condemned him to life in prison.
- The government condemned the attack as an act of terrorism.
- Many people have condemned the new law as a violation of civil rights.
- The building was condemned as unsafe and had to be demolished.
- The company was condemned for its lack of ethics and social responsibility.