condemn

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Synonyms: contemn, condempn

Antonyms: contemn, condempn

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To strongly criticise or denounce; to [[excoriate]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To [[sentence]]
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To confer [[eternal]] divine punishment upon.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[destine]] to experience bad circumstances; to [[doom#Verb|doom]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See [[eminent domain]].
8. {{lb|en|transitive|legal}} To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government or to be a prize.

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