Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun condemnation

5 senses of condemnation

Sense 1
disapprobation, condemnation -- (an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism")
       => disapproval -- (the expression of disapproval)

Sense 2
condemnation -- ((law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building))
       => disapproval -- (the act of disapproving or condemning)

Sense 3
execration, condemnation, curse -- (an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group)
       => denunciation, denouncement -- (a public act of denouncing)

Sense 4
condemnation -- (the condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation")
       => condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")

Sense 5
conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence -- ((criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise")
       => final judgment, final decision -- (a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment)

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