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
Washington Irving4
: a reason for condemning
His conduct was sufficient condemnation.
Synonyms
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
Other Democrats are going much further in their condemnations.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Seinfeld fans who hated this conclusion felt implicated in David's condemnation of his characters.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
Israel’s killing of seven aid workers has put that global condemnation into overdrive, with prominent voices in Europe and the U.S. now calling for the suspension of arms sales.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
The call comes days after an Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers from the nonprofit World Central Kitchen, drawing international condemnation.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Claude Lévi-Strauss, the great anthropologist, was relentless in his wholesale condemnation of the Western impact on Indigenous societies.
—William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
But even without the material powers to enforce its judgements, the ICJ can still have a considerable effect by marshaling the moral powers of global condemnation.
—Rochelle Terman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
In joining condemnation of China, New Zealand risks riling its largest trading partner, but the country’s new center-right government appears to be moving closer to its traditional western partners.
—Matthew Brockett, Bloomberg.com, 25 Mar. 2024
The Israeli strike drew threats of retaliation from Tehran’s leaders and condemnation from their Arab neighbors.
—Missy Khamvongsa, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Seinfeld fans who hated this conclusion felt implicated in David's condemnation of his characters.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
Israel’s killing of seven aid workers has put that global condemnation into overdrive, with prominent voices in Europe and the U.S. now calling for the suspension of arms sales.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024
The call comes days after an Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers from the nonprofit World Central Kitchen, drawing international condemnation.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Claude Lévi-Strauss, the great anthropologist, was relentless in his wholesale condemnation of the Western impact on Indigenous societies.
—William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
But even without the material powers to enforce its judgements, the ICJ can still have a considerable effect by marshaling the moral powers of global condemnation.
—Rochelle Terman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
In joining condemnation of China, New Zealand risks riling its largest trading partner, but the country’s new center-right government appears to be moving closer to its traditional western partners.
—Matthew Brockett, Bloomberg.com, 25 Mar. 2024
The Israeli strike drew threats of retaliation from Tehran’s leaders and condemnation from their Arab neighbors.
—Missy Khamvongsa, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Condemnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condemnation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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