condemnation

英 [,kɒndəm'neɪʃn] 美[,kɑndɛm'neʃən]

• n. 谴责；定罪；非难的理由；征用

1. an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable;

"his uncompromising condemnation of racism"

2. (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. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

4. the condition of being strongly disapproved of;

"he deserved nothing but condemnation"

5. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed;

"the conviction came as no surprise"