Definition of condemnation
1 : censure, blame … the Quakers, in their uncompromising condemnation of war … — William Ralph Inge
2 : the act of judicially condemning
3 : the state of being condemned … in the hopeless hour of condemnation … — Washington Irving
4 : a reason for condemning His conduct was sufficient condemnation.
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Examples of condemnation in a Sentence
The plan has drawn condemnation from both sides.
The government's statement was a condemnation of all acts of terrorism.
Recent Examples of condemnation from the Web
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The demand to close Al Jazeera attracted widespread global condemnation as an assault on media freedom, while four fiercely repressive and anti-democratic regimes had a difficult time mounting plausible criticisms of Qatar’s undemocratic system.
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So far, most other countries have either issued empty condemnations of Turkey’s human-rights violations or ignored them entirely.
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That said, the Democrats, of course, immediately began offering the most severe condemnation, which will only make a legitimate concern another partisan clown show.
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However, things cooled down somewhat after the group reiterated its longstanding condemnation of protectionism.
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Moon will meet with other leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Germany this week, where collective condemnations are expected of Kim’s actions, while South Korea and the U.S. conducted a joint missile drill on Wednesday.
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These blanket condemnations are part of a very narrow and skewed reading of both history and current events.
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Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits by Increase Mather, a Puritan minister and president of Harvard who presided over the Salem Witch Trials, expresses a righteous condemnation of witchcraft.
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Thursday’s message on social media drew widespread condemnation as sexist and vulgar, even from some of the president’s Republican supporters.
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Origin and Etymology of condemnation
see condemn
CONDEMNATION Defined for English Language Learners
condemnation
playDefinition of condemnation for English Language Learners
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: a statement or expression of very strong and definite criticism or disapproval
CONDEMNATION Defined for Kids
condemnation
playDefinition of condemnation for Students
1 : criticism 1, disapproval There was strong condemnation of the new regulation.
2 : the act of condemning or state of being condemned condemnation of the prisoner condemnation of the building
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