condemnation
/ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən/ noun C1- The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
- The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
- The state of being condemned.
- The ground or reason of condemning.
- The process by which a public entity exercises its powers of eminent domain.
Plural condemnations
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“I burnt it, for fear that even a fragment should remain; for that letter must have led to your condemnation.”
But then, young man (and I pray of you to give me your full attention), then I thought I could not be doing anything displeasing to the Almighty in trying to set an innocent being at liberty—one who had committed no offence, and merited not condemnation.”
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