- an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable;
"his uncompromising condemnation of racism"
- (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)
- an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
- the condition of being strongly disapproved of;
"he deserved nothing but condemnation"
- (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed;
"the conviction came as no surprise"