condemnation
noun
con·dem·na·tion
ˌkän-ˌdem-ˈnā-shən 
-dəm-
2
: the act of judicially condemning
3
: the state of being condemned
… in the hopeless hour of condemnation …—
Washington Irving
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: a reason for condemning
His conduct was sufficient condemnation.
Examples of condemnation in a Sentence
The plan has drawn condemnation from both sides.
The government's statement was a condemnation of all acts of terrorism.
Recent Examples on the Web
Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation from the international community.
—Michael Sullivan, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
The posts quickly drew condemnation from many users on Truth Social and Instagram, even from people who identified themselves as Republicans.
—Ben Goggin, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
But Joseph Pirtle, the state bar’s counsel, told the Idaho Statesman that the court chose censure — a formal statement of condemnation — after considering its own precedents and the American Bar Association’s standards for sanctioning lawyers.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2025
Others attending the meeting in South Africa included EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who repeated France's condemnation of Russia in an op-ed published by several media outlets.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Michael Sullivan, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
The posts quickly drew condemnation from many users on Truth Social and Instagram, even from people who identified themselves as Republicans.
—Ben Goggin, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
But Joseph Pirtle, the state bar’s counsel, told the Idaho Statesman that the court chose censure — a formal statement of condemnation — after considering its own precedents and the American Bar Association’s standards for sanctioning lawyers.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2025
Others attending the meeting in South Africa included EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who repeated France's condemnation of Russia in an op-ed published by several media outlets.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Condemnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condemnation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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