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CONDEMNATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Example:
the conviction came as no surprise
Synonyms:
condemnation; conviction; judgment of conviction; sentence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("condemnation" is a kind of...):
final decision; final judgment (a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment)
Domain category:
criminal law (the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "condemnation"):
murder conviction (conviction for murder)
rape conviction (conviction for rape)
robbery conviction (conviction for robbery)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("condemnation" is a kind of...):
disapproval (the act of disapproving or condemning)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
condemn (declare or judge unfit for use or habitation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
Example:
his uncompromising condemnation of racism
Synonyms:
condemnation; disapprobation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("condemnation" is a kind of...):
disapproval (the expression of disapproval)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "condemnation"):
animadversion; censure (harsh criticism or disapproval)
demonisation; demonization (to represent as diabolically evil)
Derivation:
condemn (express strong disapproval of)
condemn (pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law)
condemn (demonstrate the guilt of (someone))
Sense 4
Meaning:
An appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Synonyms:
condemnation; curse; execration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("condemnation" is a kind of...):
denouncement; denunciation (a public act of denouncing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "condemnation"):
anathema (a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication)
imprecation; malediction (the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult))
Sense 5
Meaning:
The condition of being strongly disapproved of
Example:
he deserved nothing but condemnation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("condemnation" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
condemn (declare or judge unfit for use or habitation)
condemn (express strong disapproval of)
condemn (pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law)
condemn (demonstrate the guilt of (someone))
Context examples:
But perseverance in humility of conduct and messages, in self-condemnation for Robert's offence, and gratitude for the unkindness she was treated with, procured her in time the haughty notice which overcame her by its graciousness, and led soon afterwards, by rapid degrees, to the highest state of affection and influence.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
