Definition for
condemnation
noun – The act of condemning.
noun – The act of judicially or officially declaring something to be unfit for use or service: as, the condemnation of a ship that is unseaworthy, or a building that is unsafe.
noun – The act of a court of competent jurisdiction in adjudging a prize or captured vessel to have been lawfully captured.
noun – The act of determining and declaring, after due process of law, that some specific property is required for public use, and must be surrendered by the owner on payment of damages to be determined by commissioners or a jury: as, the condemnation of private lands for a highway, a railroad, a public park, etc.
noun – Strong censure; disapprobation; reproof.
noun – Adverse judgment; the amount of a judgment against one.
noun – The state of being condemned.
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