Condemn - Definition

v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in
South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn:
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate]
2: declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building
was condemned by the inspector"
3: compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His
devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely
existence"
4: demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior
condemned her"
5: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was
condemned to ten years in prison" [syn: sentence,
condemn, doom]
6: appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned
the land to build a highway"