Condemnation is strong disapproval of someone or something, often expressed in public or official statements. It can also mean a legal declaration that something is unfit for use or that someone is guilty and deserves punishment.
From Latin 'condemnātiō', from 'condemnāre' ('to sentence, to blame strongly'), combining 'com-' and 'damnāre' ('to harm, to find guilty'). The word has long carried both moral and legal weight.
Condemnation doesn’t just say 'this is wrong'; it says 'this deserves serious blame or punishment'. That’s why official condemnations by governments or courts carry a heavy, almost irreversible feeling.
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