condemnation

Plural: condemnations

Noun

• an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
  • "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"
• (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)
• an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
• the condition of being strongly disapproved of
  • "he deserved nothing but condemnation"
• (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
• The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
• The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
• The state of being condemned.
• The ground or reason of condemning.
• The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.

Synonyms

conviction, curse, disapprobation, execration, judgment of conviction, sentence, blame, censure

Antonyms

acquittal, approbation, justification, praise