condemnation

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

|Updated on: 17 Aug 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

Beyond the Areopagitica’s condemnation of censorship, Milton was really defending the underlying spiritual and intellectual chaos, and the institutions that nourished it.

— franklin foer, The Atlantic, "The Death of the Public Square," 6 July 2018
The sanctions, imposed under the Global Magnitsky Act, are the latest condemnation of the Nicaraguan government’s violent response to demonstrations against Mr. Ortega.

— catie edmondson, New York Times, "U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 3 Top Nicaraguan Officials After Violent Crackdown," 5 July 2018
The new policy has received widespread condemnation from Democrats and migrant-advocacy groups.

— rafael carranza, azcentral, "Homeland secretary defends border officers against 'dishonest' campaign," 31 May 2018
Hotze’s main cause is attacking the gay community, a preoccupation that drew the condemnation of the SPLC.

— brian chasnoff, San Antonio Express-News, "A ‘culture of violence’ under the rotunda," 22 May 2018
For those who felt that J. Cole’s KOD album was a little too preachy and heavy handed with the condemnation of drug use, beerbongs & bentleys is probably more your speed.

— andreas hale, Billboard, "5 Things We Learned After Our First Listen to Post Malone's 'beerbongs & bentleys'," 28 Apr. 2018
Administrators and Christie’s identified 46 works to be sold from the college collection in a controversial move that upset faculty members, students, and alumni, and earned the university condemnation from professional museum associations.

— stephan salisbury, Philly.com, "Art works from La Salle museum go on the New York auction block beginning Wednesday," 17 Apr. 2018
First was the international condemnation and embassy drawdowns which followed the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.

— heather hurlburt, Daily Intelligencer, "Don’t Mistake Trump’s Airstrikes for a Strategy," 14 Apr. 2018
Now the question is whether the condemnation today from Trump — who does not like to appear to be defied — will require him to launch another symbolic air strike, or take even stronger military action to avoid appearing weak on the global stage.

— andrea mitchell /, NBC News, "Did Trump's tweets on the Syria attack lock him into an even bigger military retaliation?," 8 Apr. 2018

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