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

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

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.

— marc lynch, Washington Post, "Three big lessons of the Qatar crisis," 14 July 2017
So far, most other countries have either issued empty condemnations of Turkey’s human-rights violations or ignored them entirely.

— The Economist, "Turkey has arrested Amnesty International’s local director," 14 July 2017
That said, the Democrats, of course, immediately began offering the most severe condemnation, which will only make a legitimate concern another partisan clown show.

— david harsanyi, National Review, "Trump Jr.’s Meeting Might Not Rise to Treason," 14 July 2017
However, things cooled down somewhat after the group reiterated its longstanding condemnation of protectionism.

— The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky bourbon was in the crosshairs of Trump international trade dispute," 10 July 2017
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.

— kanga kong, Bloomberg.com, "Moon’s ‘Abstract’ Red Line on Kim Puts South Korea in the Back Seat," 5 July 2017
These blanket condemnations are part of a very narrow and skewed reading of both history and current events.

— suzannah weiss, Glamour, "Twitter Is Absolutely Dragging the Writer of That 'In Defense of the White Male' Op-Ed," 5 July 2017
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.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Chicago Library Seeks Help Transcribing Magical Manuscripts," 3 July 2017
Thursday’s message on social media drew widespread condemnation as sexist and vulgar, even from some of the president’s Republican supporters.

— david bauder, The Seattle Times, "MSNBC hosts say tabloid article a weapon in Trump feud," 30 June 2017

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