1. (

• disapprobation ,
• condemnation

) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism" ;

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) ;

3. (

• execration ,
• condemnation ,
• curse ,

) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group ;

4. (

• condemnation

) the condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation" ;

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" ;