condemnation
noun
con·dem·na·tion
ˌkän-ˌdem-ˈnā-shən 
-dəm-
2
: the act of judicially condemning
3
: the state of being condemned
… in the hopeless hour of condemnation …—
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: a reason for condemning
His conduct was sufficient condemnation.
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.
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As a state senator, Jones did vote for a 2017 law that opened a narrow exception in Georgia's law prohibiting governments from conveying property seized through condemnation proceedings to private developers.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
However, this year has seen a spate of high-profile attacks in predominantly Christian pockets of the north, which has drawn international attention and condemnation.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
The move against The Berkeley Scanner’s Emilie Raguso drew wide condemnation from press advocates and free speech groups, and Price later reversed her stance.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
However, in the past four years, businesses operating in Myanmar have faced increasingly fragile supply chains, weakened externally by international condemnation and sanctions and internally by political coercion.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
However, this year has seen a spate of high-profile attacks in predominantly Christian pockets of the north, which has drawn international attention and condemnation.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
The move against The Berkeley Scanner’s Emilie Raguso drew wide condemnation from press advocates and free speech groups, and Price later reversed her stance.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
However, in the past four years, businesses operating in Myanmar have faced increasingly fragile supply chains, weakened externally by international condemnation and sanctions and internally by political coercion.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for condemnation
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“Condemnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condemnation. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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