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condemn
verb
to
say
publicly
and
strongly
that
something
is
bad
,
wrong
,
or
unacceptable
•
Leaders
from
every
country
condemned
the
bombing
during
the
emergency
summit
.
Leaders
from
every
country
condemned
the
bombing
during
the
emergency
summit
.
•
Her
parents
condemned
lying
and
praised
her
for
telling
the
truth
.
Her
parents
condemned
lying
and
praised
her
for
telling
the
truth
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
condamner
,
from
Latin
condemnāre
‘
to
blame
,
convict
’.
verb
to
decide
and
announce
in
court
that
someone
is
guilty
and
must
receive
a
severe
punishment
,
especially
death
or
life
imprisonment
•
After
a
long
trial
,
the
judge
condemned
the
criminal
to
life
in
prison
.
After
a
long
trial
,
the
judge
condemned
the
criminal
to
life
in
prison
.
•
In
the
past
,
pirates
were
often
condemned
to
death
by
hanging
.
In
the
past
,
pirates
were
often
condemned
to
death
by
hanging
.
verb
to
declare
officially
that
a
building
,
vehicle
,
or
product
is
not
safe
to
use
•
Engineers
condemned
the
old
bridge
after
finding
deep
cracks
in
its
supports
.
Engineers
condemned
the
old
bridge
after
finding
deep
cracks
in
its
supports
.
•
Health
inspectors
condemned
the
restaurant
’
s
kitchen
for
unsanitary
conditions
.
Health
inspectors
condemned
the
restaurant
’
s
kitchen
for
unsanitary
conditions
.
verb
to
force
someone
to
live
or
deal
with
an
unpleasant
situation
or
fate
,
often
used
with
“
to
”
•
The
severe
injury
condemned
the
athlete
to
a
year
of
painful
rehabilitation
.
The
severe
injury
condemned
the
athlete
to
a
year
of
painful
rehabilitation
.
•
Economic
hardship
condemned
many
families
to
living
in
overcrowded
shelters
.
Economic
hardship
condemned
many
families
to
living
in
overcrowded
shelters
.
