condemn

Meanings

• express strong disapproval of
  • "We condemn the racism in South Africa"
• declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
  • "The building was condemned by the inspector"
• compel or force into a particular state or activity
  • "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"
• demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
  • "Her strange behavior condemned her"
• pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
  • "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
• appropriate (property) for public use
  • "the county condemned the land to build a highway"

Synonyms

decry, doom, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate, sentence