Stating that someone or something is wrong or bad; or officially declaring something unfit for use.
From Old French 'condamner,' from Latin 'condemnare': 'con-' (together) and 'damnare' (to harm or condemn). The '-ing' form makes it a gerund.
Building inspectors 'condemn' houses deemed unsafe for occupancy—this legal meaning is older than the moral meaning, showing how words expand from specific institutional uses to broader meanings.
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