Definition of: condemn

(kən·dem′) v.t.
1. To express opinion against; hold or prove to be wrong; censure.
2. To pronounce judicial sentence against.
3. To forbid the use of, commonly by official order, as something unfit.
4. U.S. Law To appropriate for public use by judicial decree; declare forfeited.
5. To pronounce hopeless; give up as incurable.
6. To close up, or to withdraw from public use, as a door, gate, or road.
7. Obs. To convict. [<L condemnare <com- thoroughly + damnare condemn]
—con·dem·na·ble (kən·dem′nə·bəl) adjective
—con·dem·na·to·ry (kən·dem′nə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
—con·demn·er (kən·dem′ər) noun Synonyms: blame, censure, convict, denounce, doom, reprobate, reprove, sentence. To condemn is to pass judicial sentence or render judgment or decision against. Condemn is more final than blame or censure; a condemned criminal has had his trial. A person is convicted when his guilt is made clearly manifest; in legal usage one is said to be convicted only by the verdict of a jury. To denounce is to make public or official declaration against, especially in a violent and threatening manner. Compare ARRAIGN, BLAME, REPROVE. Antonyms: absolve, acquit, applaud, approve, exonerate, justify, pardon.