condemnation

noun con·dem·na·tion \ ˌkän-ˌdem-ˈnā-shən , -dəm- \

|Updated on: 20 Jul 2018

Examples: condemnation in a Sentence

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

But for audiences used to watching other female-coded genres like the melodrama or the tell-all biopic, the movie becomes predictable in its sidelining and eventual condemnation of Annie’s art.

— katherine fusco, The Atlantic, "Hereditary and the Monstrousness of Creative Moms," 11 July 2018
That shooting attracted international news attention and widespread condemnation.

— billy perrigo, Time, "Kentucky Woman Branded 'White American Savage' After Posing With Dead Giraffe She Shot," 4 July 2018
More: Is condemnation next for dilapidated house near Little Caesars Arena?

— allie gross, Detroit Free Press, "City working with owners of dilapidated house near LCA to avoid condemnation," 30 June 2018
Videos of youngsters in cages and an audiotape of wailing children have sparked anger at home from groups ranging from clergy to influential business leaders, as well as condemnation from abroad.

— author: roberta rampton, Anchorage Daily News, "Trump says he will sign ‘pre-emptive’ order on immigrant families," 20 June 2018
John Moore/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s policy of family separation at the border is not only receiving domestic condemnation, but also garnering strong international pushback.

— alex ward, Vox, "How the world is reacting to Trump’s family separation policy," 20 June 2018
In addition to the media and public’s condemnations of Bee, CNN reports that two advertisers, Autotrader and State Farm, have suspended their commercials from running during Full Frontal.

— angelica florio, Glamour, "The Outcry Over Samantha Bee Makes Me Wonder: Is the C-Word Really That Terrible?," 1 June 2018
In the meantime, the city has filed a condemnation proceeding for the property.

— mary spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Video captures building facade collapse at North Ave. and King Drive," 1 June 2018
Read as a defense of black civil rights, Lewis’s condemnation of prison abuse would earn her a place among some of the most liberal activists of the 1930s.

— Longreads, "Nell Battle Lewis, Storyteller for Jim Crow," 25 May 2018

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