· express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

Synonym(s): reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate

Hypernym(s): denounce

· declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

Hypernym(s): declare

· compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"

Hypernym(s): compel, oblige, obligate

· demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her"

Hypernym(s): attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence

· pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"

Synonym(s): sentence, doom

Hypernym(s): declare

· appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway"

Hypernym(s): impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize