condemn Definition

condemn
verb condemned, condemning

1. To declare something to be wrong or evil.

Thesaurus: reprove, censure, castigate, upbraid, disparage, denounce, pillory, animadvert, vilify, revile; Antonym: laud, praise.
2. To pronounce someone guilty; to convict someone.

Thesaurus: sentence, convict, proscribe, adjudge.
3a. To sentence them to (a punishment, especially death);

Form: condemn someone to something (usually)
3b. To force into (a disagreeable fate).

Form: condemn someone to something (usually)
4. To show the guilt of someone; to give away or betray someone.

Example: His obvious nervousness condemned him
5. To declare (a building) unfit to be used or lived in.

Derivative: condemnation
noun

Total disapproval
Thesaurus: judgement, blame, reproach, damnation, stricture; Antonym: approval.

Derivative: condemnatory
adverb

Etymology: 13c: from French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from con- together + damnare to convict.