condemn

Verb
  1. Express strong disapproval of (synset 200865823)
    "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
    is a type of: denounce - speak out against
    same as: decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate
  2. Declare or judge unfit for use or habitation (synset 200858260)
    "The building was condemned by the inspector"
    entail: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
    is a type of: declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
    subtypes:
    • boo, hiss - show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
    • explode - drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
  3. Compel or force into a particular state or activity (synset 202512742)
    "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"
    is a type of: compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something
  4. Demonstrate the guilt of (someone) (synset 202153732)
    "Her strange behavior condemned her"
    is a type of: attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence, manifest - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
    subtypes: attaint - condemn by attainder
  5. Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (synset 200908688)
    "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    entail: convict - find or declare guilty
    is a type of: declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
    subtypes:
    same as: doom, sentence
  6. Appropriate (property) for public use (synset 202278613)
    "the county condemned the land to build a highway"
    is a type of: attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

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